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Living With Stroke - Sustainable Utilization of Healthcare Services
Sponsor: University of Haifa
Summary
The proposed study will generate a national mapping of healthcare utilization patterns in people post-stroke in the chronic phase living in the community; examine the associations between individual-level characteristics, health outcomes and healthcare utilization; and will describe patients' perspectives on their needs for health services and their experiences of using them. The study will use mixed-methods methodology (quantitative and qualitative) and will proceed in three parts. In part 1, data will be extracted retrospectively from electronic medical records of of Clalit Health Services, covering all patients with a stroke diagnosis. In part 2, a sub-sample of 240 patients will be asked to answer standardized questionnaires. In part 3, a sub-sample of 20 participants will participate in in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
240
Start Date
2023-11-15
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-12-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (1)
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel