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Title: The relationship between Home-time, quality of life and costs after ischemic stroke: the impact of the need for mobility aids, home and car modifications on Home-time.
Austin Authors: Dewilde, Sarah;Annemans, Lieven;Peeters, Andre;Hemelsoet, Dimitri;Vandermeeren, Yves;Desfontaines, Philippe;Brouns, Raf;Vanhooren, Geert;Cras, Patrick;Michielsens, Boudewijn;Redondo, Patricia;Thijs, Vincent N 
Affiliation: Services in Health Economics (SHE) , Brussels , Belgium
Department of Public Health , University of Ghent , Ghent , Belgium
Interuniversity Centre for Health Economics Research, University of Ghent , VUB , Belgium
Department of Neurology Universitaires Saint Luc , Brussels , Belgium
Ghent University Hospital , Ghent , Belgium
Department of Neurology, catholique de Louvain , Yvoir , Belgium
Centre Hospitalier Chrétien , Liège, Belgium
ZorgSaam Hospital , Terneuzen , The Netherlands
AZ St-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV , Bruges , Belgium
Born Bunge Institute, University Hospital , Antwerp , Belgium
AZ St Jozef , Malle , Belgium
CHR Mons-Hainaut , Mons , Belgium
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Austin Health
Issue Date: Feb-2020
Date: 2018-10-02
Publication information: Disability and Rehabilitation 2020; 42(3): 419-425
Abstract: Home-time (the number of days spent at home during the first 3 months after stroke) shows a strong association with the modified Rankin scale (mRS). We studied whether Home-time was also a determinant of quality-of-life and medical care costs after ischemic stroke, and assessed factors delaying discharge home. Five hundred and sixty nine patients participated in a retrospective study when returning for an in-person visit after an ischemic stroke. Home-time, mRS, EQ-5D-3L, inpatient and outpatient resource utilization, use of mobility aids, changes to home and car, comorbidities were recorded. Each additional Home-time day was significantly associated with an increase in utility of 0.0056 (p < 0.0001) and an in- and outpatient cost saving of $99 (p = 0.0158). Requiring extra material support significantly decreased Home-time by 76 days (including: requiring home changes: -68 days, car alterations: -49 days, needing a wheelchair: -80 days or walker: -71 days, needing bed or bath rails: -79 days). This univariable effect was confirmed in multivariable analysis when comparing with patients having the same disability level without requiring material support. Home-time is a stroke outcome associated with disease severity, healthcare costs and patient wellbeing. Streamlining the discharge process for those requiring extra material support may lead to cost savings and higher quality-of-life. Implications for rehabilitation Delays in discharge from the acute hospital or rehabilitation facility are incurred when patients need extra material support in order to return home. Staff from the discharging facility should assist families by giving timely information on the availability and the cost of wheel chairs and walkers; and explaining and planning the need of a stair lift, bed and bath rails as well as car modifications. Planning the discharge process with the families will lead to a more rapid return home and will result in reduced overall health care costs and higher quality of life for the patients.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/19687
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1501438
ORCID: 0000-0002-7315-3230
0000-0002-6614-8417
Journal: Disability and rehabilitation
PubMed URL: 30274531
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Home-time
disability
mRS
quality of life
resource use
Stroke
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