Modified Rankin scale as a determinant of direct medical costs after stroke

Abstract

Background: Resource use in the acute and subacute phases after stroke depends on the degree of disability. Aims: To determine if direct costs after stroke also vary by level of disability as measured using the modified Rankin scale at the chronic stage after stroke. Methods: In a multicentre study, we collected acute and chronic in- and outpatient resource use in survivors of ischemic stroke stratified by levels of disability according to the modified Rankin Scale. Statistical inference on costs at each level of the modified Rankin Scale was estimated using a general linear model for the first three months, the first year, and any subsequent year after ischemic stroke. Results: A total of 5..