Journal article
Quality of Care and One-Year Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalised for Stroke or TIA: A Linked Registry Study
MT Olaiya, DA Cadilhac, J Kim, AG Thrift, BD Courten, NE Andrew, R Grimley, CS Anderson, V Sundararajan, NA Lannin, C Levi, HM Dewey, MF Kilkenny
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | Published : 2021
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate key quality indicators for acute care and one-year outcomes following acute ischaemic stroke (IS), intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) by diabetes status. Materials and Methods: Observational cohort study (2009-2013) using linked data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry and hospital records. Diabetes was ascertained through review of hospital records. Multilevel regression models were used to evaluate the association between diabetes and outcomes, including discharge destination, and mortality and hospital readmissions within one-year of stroke/TIA. Results: Among 14,132 patients (median age 76 years, 46% female), 22% had diab..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Stroke123 Partnership Grant (1034415) , with partnership funding from Monash Uni-versity, Queensland Health and the Stroke Foundation (Aus-tralia) . The AuSCR, during the period of data used in this research, received funding from the Florey Institute of Neuro-science and Mental Health, the Stroke Foundation (Aus-tralia) , consumer and industry donations. The following authors receive Research Fellowship support from the NHMRC: MFK (1109426) , NEA (1072053) , AGT (1042600) , DAC (1063761 co-funded Heart Foundation, 1154273) , and NAL (1112158) . BDC is supported by a Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellows Career Development Fellow-ship.