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ArticleSAGE open medicine2020

Secondary prevention among uninsured stroke patients: A free clinic study.

Madeline R MacDonald, Sydney Zarriello, Justin Swanson, Noura Ayoubi, Rahul Mhaskar, Abu-Sayeef Mirza

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Madeline R MacDonaldMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0410-8484
Sydney ZarrielloMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Justin SwansonCollege of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Noura AyoubiMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Rahul MhaskarMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Abu-Sayeef MirzaMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1875-8966
University of South Florida · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesFree clinics manage a diversity of diseases among the uninsured. We sought to assess the medical management of stroke in a population of uninsured patients.

methodsA retrospective chart review was conducted to collect chronic disease statistics from 6558 electronic medical records and paper charts at nine free clinics in Tampa, Florida, from January 2016 to December 2017. Demographics and risk factors were compared between stroke patients and non-stroke patients. Medication rates for several comorbidities were also assessed.

resultsTwo percent (107) of patients had been diagnosed with a stroke. Stroke patients were older (mean (M) = 56.0, standard deviation (SD) = 11.2) than the rest of the sample (M = 43.3, SD = 15.4), p < 0.001 and a majority were men (n = 62, 58%). Of the stroke patients with hypertension (n = 79), 81% (n = 64) were receiving anti-hypertensive medications. Of the stroke patients with diabetes (n = 43), 72% (n = 31) were receiving diabetes medications. Among all stroke patients, 44% were receiving aspirin therapy (n = 47). Similarly, 39% of all stroke patients (n = 42) were taking statins.

conclusionsUninsured patients with a history of stroke may not be receiving adequate secondary prevention highlighting the risk and vulnerability of uninsured patients. This finding identifies an area for improvement in secondary stroke prevention in free clinics.

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PMID33110604
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