Multifaceted Assessment of Functional Outcomes in Survivors of First-time Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Because stroke causes diverse functional deficits, understanding the long-term recovery pattern of each functional domain may inform prognosis and therapeutic strategies.

Objective

To observe long-term changes in functional status and residual disability in survivors of first-time stroke.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was an interim analysis of the Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation. Between August 2012 and May 2015, 7858 of 10 636 screened patients with first-time strokes from 9 district hospitals in Korea provided informed consent to participate. Data were analyzed from September 2021 through February 2022.

Exposure

First-time stroke.

Main outcomes and measures

Study data include multifaceted face-t

SUBMITTER: Shin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508656 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature