… and costs after an ischemic stroke are lacking in Canada. The objectives of this analysis were
… calculate costs for the first year post-stroke and determine the impact of disability on costs. …

… , of overall societal costs of stroke. Additional variables not considered in this study include
the presence of a stroke caregiver, which tends to lower costs, 3 and insurance status, given …

… Patients who die after stroke incur less costs. For patients that survive the acute phase, the
… of costs are disability status and having a partner – as they influence patients' stroke careers. …

… The total cost of care, medications and missed days of work were … ; the costs to stroke
survivors and their families are immeasurable. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability …

… Both the link between functional status and patient locations … patient’s location and functional
status found in the Swedish study … status is only classified as major and minor disability. Yet …

… Patients reporting worse health status in the previous year reported higher levels of disability
… between costs for stroke and costs for comorbidities if prospective data are not available. …

… Checks of resource use validity were undertaken by reference to vital status records and …
estimates of costs. We used £207 as our cost for hospital care, which was based on the cost of a …

… The DALY is a time-based measure of health status that incorporates both disability and …
The DALY has also been applied to a cost-effective analysis of an interventional efficacy on …

… comorbidities, recurrent strokes, socioeconomic status, or … stroke with premorbid disability
have higher mortality, institutionalization, and care costs if they accumulate additional disability …

… Not surprisingly, stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States
… we investigated hospitalization costs by detailed diagnosis status and type of stroke using a …