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    Scand J Rehabil Med. 2000 Jun;32(2):93-6.

    How do stroke patients fare when discharged straight to their homes? A controlled study on the significance of hospital follow-up after one month.

    Ytterberg C, Anderson Malm S, Britton M.

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    Department of Internal Medicine, St Göran Hospital and The Swedish Council on Assessment of Technology in Healthcare, Stockholm, Sweden. lotta.ytterberg@stgoran.se

    Abstract

    In our experience, stroke patients discharged straight to their homes sometimes showed marked deterioration. We investigated whether this negative course of events could be prevented by means of follow-up visits entailing extensive testing and resultant measures one month after discharge. The patients in our study included a selection of mild cases with a short length of hospital stay. Forty-six patients returned to the stroke unit on a follow-up visit, and 49 patients made up the control group. The groups were compared after 3 months, by means of questionnaires. The results did not show any definite difference between the groups. However, after 3 months we detected depressions in 13 patients in the study group and in 11 patients in the control group, most of them untreated. The study points to a need for follow-up aimed specifically at detecting depression.

    PMID:
    10853724
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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