Discharge Is a Critical Time to Influence 10-Year Use of Secondary Prevention Therapies for Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Prescription of medications at hospital discharge was the strongest predictor of ongoing medication use in survivors of stroke, even at 10 years after stroke. Ensuring that patients with stroke are discharged on optimal medications is likely to improve their long-term management, but further strategies might be required among those who are disadvantaged.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Compliance/Adherence, Secondary prevention, Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research