Outcomes measured by mortality rates, quality of life and degree of autonomy in the first year in stroke units in Spain

Conclusions: There has been a change in the prognosis for stroke in Spain in recent years as the quality of life at 1 year observed in our study is clearly higher than that obtained in other Spanish studies conducted previously. Moreover, survival and functional outcome have also improved following the introduction of a new model of care. These results clearly promote extension of the model based on stroke units and reinforced rehabilitation to the majority of the more than 100,000 strokes that occur annually in Spain.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research