From: Healthcare utilization after stroke in Canada- a population based study
Variable IRR (95% CI) | Family Doctor | Eye Specialist | Other Medical Specialists | Nurse | Dental Practitioner | Chiropractor | Physiotherapist | Psychologist | Social Worker/ Counsellor | Audiologist/ Speech or Occupational Therapist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||||||||||
 <  65c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 ≥ 65 | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 1.7 (1.0–2.9)a | 0.4 (0.2–0.7)b | 1.4 (0.5–3.7) | 1.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.4 (0.1–4.3) | 0.6 (0.2–1.5) | 0.1 (0.0–1.9) | 0.4 (0.1–1.4) | 0.5 (0.2–1.3) |
Sex | ||||||||||
 Femalec |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) | 1.7 (1.0–2.7)a | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 1.2 (0.5–3.1) | 1.1 (0.8–1.7) | 0.3 (0.1–1.1) | 1.1 (0.4–2.8) | 1.9 (0.4–10.0) | 2.3 (0.7–7.7) | 0.9 (0.4–1.7) |
Highest level of Education | ||||||||||
 < High Schoolc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 ≥ High School | 1.1 (0.8–1.3) | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) | 0.6 (0.2–1.5) | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) | 2.0 (0.4–10.3) | 0.9 (0.1–7.1) | 0.2 (0.0–7.2) | 1.5 (0.4–5.3) | 1.5 (0.5–4.4) |
Income (CAD) | ||||||||||
 < $40,000c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 ≥ $40,000 | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 0.6 (0.3–1.1) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.7 (0.2–1.8) | 1.5 (1.0–2.2)a | 2.1 (0.4–9.6) | 1.3 (0.5–3.3) | 8.8 (1.6–49.1)a | 0.7 (0.2–2.7) | 1.3 (0.6–3.0) |
Mobility | Â | |||||||||
 Cannot walkc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Can walk | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9)b | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.6 (0.2–1.5) | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | 0.5 (0.1–1.9) | 1.2 (0.4–3.3) | 0.7 (0.1–3.8) | 0.2 (0.1–0.6)b | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) |
Mood/ Anxiety | Â | |||||||||
 Noc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.4 (1.1–1.8)a | 1.5 (0.7–3.0) | 1.8 (1.0–3.1)a | 2.4 (0.8–6.8) | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | 1.4 (0.3–5.5) | 1.0 (0.2–5.2) | 22.1 (3.2–149.8)a | 7.4 (2.5–21.9)a | 2.1 (0.8–5.1) |
Cardiometabolic Comorbid Condition | ||||||||||
 Noc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.9 (1.2–2.8)a | 1.1 (0.6–2.2) | 1.9 (0.7–5.0) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.3 (0.1–2.2) | 0.4 (0.1–1.8) | 1.6 (0.1–45.3) | 0.4 (0.1–3.6) | 1.5 (0.6–4.3) |