| Reference |
N |
Stroke defined |
Population Restrictions |
Mean Age+SD years |
Sex
% Male |
Race (Majority) |
| Anderson et al. [12] |
297 |
NR for 4 eligible studies |
Early hospital discharge intervention group |
NR |
NR |
NR |
| Berg and Intrator [13] |
4,551 |
ICD-9-CM codes of 430x, 431x, 432x, 434x or 436x |
Age > 70 years when hospitalized |
79.2
± 6.0 |
52.2% |
86.7%
White |
| Berlowitz et al. [19] |
2,402 |
NR |
Data in the Integrated Stroke Outcomes Database |
67.7
± 11.1 |
98.1% |
NR |
| Bhattacharya et al. [15] |
265 |
acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or TIA |
Admitted to neurology dept of 1 hospital |
AIS 61.9 ± 14.3 TIA 57.3 ± 15.6 |
50.9% |
79.6% African American |
| Camberg et al. [16] |
2,261 |
Stroke identified by ICD-9-CM codes (NR) |
Age > 65 years discharged alive from any VA hospital |
NR |
98.4% |
81.5% White |
| Chuang [21] |
489 |
ICD-9-CM codes 430-434, 436-438 |
Died, physically recovered, or incomplete data excluded (n=225) |
73.2
± 10.5 |
55.2% |
68.7% Fukienese |
| Kane et al. [20] |
487 |
Stroke DRG 14 |
Age 65+ years, Medicare, discharged alive from 51 hospitals |
77.2 |
40.0% |
85.6% White |
| Kind et al. [14] |
63,679 |
ICD-9-CM 434 or 436 in 1st position at hospital discharge |
Age 65+ years, Medicare, discharged alive to IRF, SNF, or HH |
79.0 |
38.3% |
NR |
| Ottenbacher et al. [17] |
15,992 |
Stroke |
Discharged to IRF |
71.0
± 12.2 |
47.3% |
80% White |
| Ottenbacher et al. [18] |
9,584 |
Stroke |
Discharged to IRF |
70.7
± 12.9 |
48.4% |
77.6% White |
| Ottenbacher et al. [22] |
674 |
ICD-9-CM 430-438 |
Age > 50 years; Patients in Stroke Underserved Populations Recovery database |
71.5
± 10.5 |
48.8% |
73.1% White |
