Healthcare utilization and cost trajectories post-stroke: role of caregiver and stroke factors

• Main Authors: Shilpa Tyagi (Author), Gerald Choon-Huat Koh (Author), Luo Nan (Author), Kelvin Bryan Tan (Author), Helen Hoenig (Author), David B. Matchar (Author), Joanne Yoong (Author), Eric A. Finkelstein (Author), Kim En Lee (Author), N. Venketasubramanian (Author), Edward Menon (Author), Kin Ming Chan (Author), Deidre Anne De Silva (Author), Philip Yap (Author), Boon Yeow Tan (Author), Effie Chew (Author), Sherry H. Young (Author), Yee Sien Ng (Author), Tian Ming Tu (Author), Yan Hoon Ang (Author), Keng Hee Kong (Author), Rajinder Singh (Author), Reshma A. Merchant (Author), Hui Meng Chang (Author), Tseng Tsai Yeo (Author), Chou Ning (Author), Angela Cheong (Author), Yu Li Ng (Author), Chuen Seng Tan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is essential to study post-stroke healthcare utilization trajectories from a stroke patient caregiver dyadic perspective to improve healthcare delivery, practices and eventually improve long-term outcomes for stroke patients. However, literature addressing this area is current...