Abstract TP361: The Association Between Socioeconomic Factors And Arrival Time To Emergency Departments After Stroke - The T 3 Trial (original) (raw)

Stroke, 2018

Abstract

Background: Socio-economic factors (SES) are associated with mortality, morbidity and access to health services. For optimal outcomes following stroke, it is critical that patients present to Emergency Departments (ED) with minimal delay after the onset of stroke symptoms. Purpose: To identify the relationship between residential postcode-based Socio-Economic Indexes For Areas (SEIFA), which ranks geographical areas in terms of relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage, and time to ED presentation after the onset of stroke symptoms. Methods: We used data from the pre-implementation cohort of the Triage, Treatment and Transfer of patients with stroke in ED’s (T 3 trial) - a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 26 Hospitals in three states and one territory in Australia. SEIFA index scores were categorised into tertiles. A multivariable Cox regression modeled the relationship between SEIFA groups and time to ED presentation from symptom onset, adjusting for highest...

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