Logistic regression models to demonstrate the association between long term health care utilisation and socioeconomic status among five years survivors (n=228) after stroke, adjusted for demographic, clinical, and long term health characteristics; odds ratios (95% confidence intervals), reference group are patients from the higher socioeconomic group
| Six months | Three years | Five years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-institutionalised patients | 2.17 (0.57 to 8.24) | 1.35 (0.28 to 6.59) | 0.66 (0.17 to 2.49 |
| No care | 0.74 (0.35 to 1.55) | 1.40 (0.65 to 3.01) | 1.18 (0.53 to 2.63) |
| Therapy | 0.87 (0.40 to 1.88) | 0.66 (0.26 to 1.67) | 0.56 (0.22 to 1.38) |
| (I)ADL-care | 1.02 (0.47 to 2.19) | 0.83 (0.35 to 1.96) | 0.72 (0.29 to 1.77) |
| Psychosocial support | 0.68 (0.33 to 1.42) | 0.45 (0.18 to 1.13) | 1.03 (0.41 to 2.57) |
| High care | 0.61 (0.27 to 1.40) | 0.95 (0.26 to 3.49) | 0.80 (0.20 to 3.20) |
| Rehabilitation centre | 0.75 (0.15 to 3.84) | – | – |
| Institutional care | 0.28 (0.04 to 2.08) | 0.74 (0.15 to 3.62) | 1.52 (0.40 to 5.78) |