Factors contributing to health care utilization and costs after stroke. Secondary results from the LAST study

Background The result from the Life After Stroke (LAST) study showed that an 18-month follow up program as part of the primary health care, did not improve maintenance of motor function for stroke survivors. In this study we evaluated whether the follow-up program could lead to a reduction in the us...

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Published in:BMC health services research 2020
Main Authors: Døhl, Øystein, Halsteinli, Vidar, Askim, Torunn, Gunnes, Mari, Indredavik, Bent, Ihle-Hansen, Hege, Langhammer, Birgitta, Phan, Ailan, Magnussen, Jon
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Language:Norwegian
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Summary:Background The result from the Life After Stroke (LAST) study showed that an 18-month follow up program as part of the primary health care, did not improve maintenance of motor function for stroke survivors. In this study we evaluated whether the follow-up program could lead to a reduction in the use of health care compared to standard care. Furthermore, we analyse to what extent differences in health care costs for stroke patients could be explained by individual need factors (such as physical disability, cognitive impairment, age, gender and marital status), and we tested whether a generic health related quality of life (HRQoL) is able to predict the utilisation of health care services for patients post-stroke as well as more disease specific indexes. Methods The Last study was a multicentre, pragmatic, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Adults (age ≥ 18 years) with first-ever or recurrent stroke, community dwelling, with modified Rankin Scale
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963