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ArticleScientific reports2022

The effects of socioeconomic and geographic factors on chronic phase long-term survival after stroke in South Korea.

Dougho Park, Su Yun Lee, Eunhwan Jeong, Daeyoung Hong, Mun-Chul Kim, Jun Hwa Choi, Eun Kyong Shin, Kang Ju Son, Hyoung Seop Kim

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Dougho Park *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain and Vascular Center, Pohang Stroke and Spine Hospital, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Su Yun Lee *Department of Neurology, Brain and Vascular Center, Pohang Stroke and Spine Hospital, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Eunhwan JeongDepartment of Neurology, Brain and Vascular Center, Pohang Stroke and Spine Hospital, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Daeyoung HongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Vascular Center, Pohang Stroke and Spine Hospital, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Mun-Chul KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Vascular Center, Pohang Stroke and Spine Hospital, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Jun Hwa ChoiDepartment of Quality Improvement, Pohang Stroke and Spine Hospital, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Eun Kyong ShinDepartment of Sociology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kang Ju SonDepartment of Research and Analysis, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea. sonkangju@nhimc.or.kr.
Hyoung Seop KimDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea. rehappydoc@gmail.com.

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Abstract

The stroke incidence has increased rapidly in South Korea, calling for a national-wide system for long-term stroke management. We investigated the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and geographic factors on chronic phase survival after stroke. We retrospectively enrolled 6994 patients who experienced a stroke event in 2009 from the Korean National Health Insurance database. We followed them up from 24 to 120 months after stroke onset. The endpoint was all-cause mortality. We defined SES using a medical-aid group and four groups divided by health insurance premium quartiles. Geographic factors were defined using Model 1 (capital, metropolitan, city, and county) and Model 2 (with or without university hospitals). The higher the insurance premium, the higher the survival rate tended to be (P < 0.001). The patient survival rate was highest in the capital city and lowest at the county level (P < 0.001). Regions with a university hospital(s) showed a higher survival rate (P = 0.006). Cox regression revealed that the medical-aid group was identified as an independent risk factor for chronic phase mortality. Further, NHIP level had a more significant effect than geographic factors on chronic stroke mortality. From these results, long-term nationwide efforts to reduce inter-regional as well as SES discrepancies affecting stroke management are needed.

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StrokeGeographyHumansRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocial ClassSocioeconomic Factors

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