Sociodemographic disparities in long-term mortality among stroke survivors in the United States: The REGARDS Study

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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