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Stroke-attributable nursing home use: a population-based study

C L Leibson1, J E Ransom, R D Brown

  • 1Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Neurology
|July 23, 1998
PubMed
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Preventing strokes reduces nursing home admissions and time spent there, but overall nursing home days may not decrease. Stroke survivors require more long-term care, impacting healthcare resource utilization.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Gerontology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability.
  • Understanding the long-term care needs of stroke survivors is crucial for healthcare planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify nursing home use attributable to stroke.
  • To estimate potential savings in nursing home use if strokes were prevented.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort study in Rochester, Minnesota, comparing first-time stroke patients (n=290) with age- and gender-matched controls.
  • Follow-up via medical records and nursing home files from 1987-1994.
  • Analysis of disability, nursing home admission rates, and days spent in nursing homes.

Main Results:

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  • Stroke patients had a higher 5-year cumulative incidence of nursing home admission (48% vs. 20%).
  • Stroke survivors spent a greater proportion of follow-up time in nursing homes (20% vs. 11%).
  • While cases had more nursing home days initially, this difference was not significant when accounting for differential survival.

Conclusions:

  • Stroke prevention would lead to fewer nursing home admissions and a smaller proportion of life spent in care.
  • However, stroke prevention may not significantly reduce the total number of nursing home days.
  • These findings highlight the complex impact of stroke on long-term care utilization.