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SOCIETAL BURDEN OF STROKE REHABILITATION: COSTS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AFTER ADMISSION TO STROKE REHABILITATION

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JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
卷 53, 期 6, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2829

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stroke; rehabilitation; cost analysis; utility; health-related quality of life

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  1. Stichting Kwaliteitsgelden Medisch Specialisten

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The study estimated societal costs and changes in health-related quality of life in stroke patients up to one year after the start of medical specialist rehabilitation. It found that one-year societal costs were considerable, and for inpatients, health-related quality of life significantly improved over time.
Objective: To estimate societal costs and changes in health-related quality of life in stroke patients, up to one year after start of medical specialist rehabilitation. Design: Observational. Patients: Consecutive patients who received med ical specialist rehabilitation in the Stroke Cohort Out-comes of REhabilitation (SCORE) study. Methods: Participants completed questionnaires on health-related quality of life (EuroQol EQ-5D-3L), absenteeism, out-of-pocket costs and healthcare use at start and end of rehabilitation and 6 and 12 months after start. Clinical characteristics and reha-bilitation costs were extracted from the medical and financial records, respectively. Results: From 2014 to 2016 a total of 313 stroke patients completed the study. Mean age was 59 (standard deviation (SD) 12) years, 185 (59%) were male, and 244 (78%) inpatients. Mean costs for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation were US$70,601 and US$27,473, respectively. For in-patients, utility (an expression of quality of life) in-creased significantly between baseline and 6 months (EQ-5D-3L 0.66-0.73, p = 0.01; visual analogue scale 0.77-0.82, p < 0.001) and between baseline and 12 months (visual analogue scale 0.77-0.81, p < 0.001). Conclusion: One-year societal costs from after the start of rehabilitation in stroke patients were con-siderable. Future research should also include costs prior to rehabilitation. For inpatients, health-related quality of life, expressed in terms of utility, improved significantly over time.

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