Well fuck, we don't need better long term care, we need better RESULTS. That will come from setting up and using stroke rehab protocols. Anyone who uses the term 'care' in stroke needs to be fired. That is just being fucking lazy.
Sociodemographic disparities in long-term mortality among stroke survivors in the United States: The REGARDS Study
Stroke — Elfassy T, et al. | March 14, 2019
In this REGARDS study, which
included 1,329 black and white participants, researchers described
long-term (> 30 days) mortality rates among stroke survivors, and
determined whether there exist socioeconomic disparities. They found
that long-term mortality was high in older individuals as well as among
men vs women. The age-adjusted mortality rate among adults who survived ≥
30 days poststroke was 82.3 per 1,000 person-years. Investigators found
that long-term mortality rates among stroke survivors were higher among
people with lower socioeconomic status (SES) and those living in lower
SES neighborhood. No differences, however, were found in age-adjusted
rates of long-term post-stroke mortality by race, rurality, or US
region. These results highlighted the need for improvements in
post-stroke long-term care, particularly among lower SES individuals.
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