Why the study?
Do depression and other mental health diagnoses after stroke increase inpatient and outpatient medical utilization?
Do depression and other mental health diagnoses after stroke increase inpatient and outpatient medical utilization?
Mental health diagnoses after stroke are associated with increased inpatient and outpatient healthcare utilization over 3 years.
May inform poststroke resource planning; leaves open whether mental health treatment reduces utilization.
Mental health diagnosis after stroke increases inpatient and outpatient healthcare utilization in the first 3 years poststroke. Additional biologic and psychosocial factors should be investigated.
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Ghose et al. (2005) studied this question.
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