Disparities Influencing Functional Outcomes Between Rural and Urban Patients With Acute Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is scarce information in Latin America about factors related to stroke patient outcomes in rural areas compared to urban ones.

Objective

To evaluate functional outcomes of stroke code patients from rural and urban areas and their relationship with socioeconomic disparity.

Methods

Prospective cohort study included patients of urban, semi-urban, and rural origin with stroke code from a high complexity hospital in southwestern Colombia between 2018 and 2019. Demographic, clinical data modified Rankin at discharge, and 3-month follow-up were analyzed. The poverty index, barriers to health access and availability of ambulances by the municipality was assessed at an ecological level.

Results

Five hundred and fifty five stroke patients were register

SUBMITTER: Llanos-Leyton N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9124848 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature