RacialEthnic Differences in Poststroke Rehabilitation Outcomes
Joint Authors
Feng, Wuwei
Ovbiagele, Bruce
Ellis, Charles
Hyacinth, Hyacinth I.
Beckett, Jamie
Chimowitz, Marc
Lackland, Dan
Adams, Robert
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Significant racial and ethnic disparities in stroke incidence, severity, and morbidity have been consistently reported; however, less is known about potential differences in poststroke rehabilitation outcomes.
Objective.
To examine racial and ethnic differences in poststroke rehabilitation outcomes.
Methods.
We completed an in-depth search of Medline and several major journals dedicated to publishing research articles on stroke, rehabilitation, and racial-ethnic patterns of disease over a 10-year period (2003–2012).
We identified studies that reported rehabilitation outcomes and the race or ethnicity of at least two groups.
Results.
17 studies involving 429,108 stroke survivors met inclusion criteria for the review.
The majority (94%) of studies examined outcomes between Blacks and Whites.
Of those studies examining outcomes between Blacks and Whites, 59% showed that Blacks were generally less likely to achieve equivalent functional improvement following rehabilitation.
Blacks were more likely to experience lower FIM gain or change scores (range: 1–60%) and more likely to have lower efficiency scores (range: 5–16%) than Whites.
Conclusions.
Black stroke survivors appear to generally achieve poorer functional outcomes than White stroke survivors.
Future studies are warranted to evaluate the precise magnitude of these differences, whether they go beyond chance, and the underlying contributory mechanisms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ellis, Charles& Hyacinth, Hyacinth I.& Beckett, Jamie& Feng, Wuwei& Chimowitz, Marc& Ovbiagele, Bruce…[et al.]. 2014. RacialEthnic Differences in Poststroke Rehabilitation Outcomes. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ellis, Charles…[et al.]. RacialEthnic Differences in Poststroke Rehabilitation Outcomes. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ellis, Charles& Hyacinth, Hyacinth I.& Beckett, Jamie& Feng, Wuwei& Chimowitz, Marc& Ovbiagele, Bruce…[et al.]. RacialEthnic Differences in Poststroke Rehabilitation Outcomes. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047716