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Multicenter Study
. 2022 Jan 31;12(1):e053579.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053579.

Factors associated with the longer-term unmet supportive care needs of stroke survivors in Ethiopia: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Edna Gebremichael Tamrat  1 , Zenawi Hagos Gufue  2 , Sefonias Getachew  3 , Yared Mamushet Yifru  4 , Muluken Gizaw  5
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Multicenter Study

Factors associated with the longer-term unmet supportive care needs of stroke survivors in Ethiopia: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Edna Gebremichael Tamrat et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the magnitude of the longer-term unmet supportive care needs and associated factors among adult stroke survivors.

Design: Institutional-based multicentre cross-sectional study.

Setting: Between 1 March 2020 and 31 May 2020, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants: Adult stroke survivors (aged ≥18 years, n=422), diagnosed with a stroke at least 6 months before the study period and who started regular follow-up at the neurology outpatient clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Main outcome measures: Self-reported longer-term supportive care needs.

Results: Two hundred and twenty-six (53.6%) stroke survivors had longer-term unmet supportive care needs, and 196 (46.4%) survivors had no longer-term unmet supportive care needs. Information need about stroke was reported by 416 (98.6%), and how to travel on public transportation was reported by 340 (80.6%) survivors. These were the most frequently reported unmet needs. Stroke survivors' longer-term unmet supportive care needs were significantly associated with being hypertensive with (adjusted OR (AOR) 4.59; 95% CI 2.61 to 8.07), having heart disease with (AOR 1.94; 95% CI 1.19 to 3.82), moderate and above level of disability according to the modified Rankin Scale score with (AOR 26.4; 95% CI 8.61 to 80.92) and unable to use the physiotherapy service with (AOR 2.85; 95% CI of 1.63 to 4.99).

Conclusions: There are significant longer-term unmet supportive care needs among adult stroke survivors. The factors associated with longer-term unmet supportive care needs were; having comorbidities, moderate and above level of disability according to the modified Rankin Scale score and unable to use the physiotherapy service. The development of appropriate services to address the longer-term unmet supportive care needs of stroke survivors is warranted.

Keywords: adult palliative care; public health; statistics & research methods; stroke; stroke medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Score of modified Rankin Scale among adult stroke survivors with and without long-term unmet supportive care needs receiving routine follow-up services Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=422).
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