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Influence of Living Alone or with a Spouse Only on the Short-Term Prognosis in Patients after an Acute Ischemic Stroke

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  • Yohei Ishikawa

    (Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan
    Division of Molecular Epidemiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan)

  • Toru Hifumi

    (Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan)

  • Mitsuyoshi Urashima

    (Division of Molecular Epidemiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan)

Abstract

Background—This study aimed to explore whether living alone or with a spouse only affects the short-term prognosis of acute ischemic stroke patients. Methods—We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with a diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke from April 2014 to February 2019 in Japan. The primary outcome was defined as worsening by at least one grade on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). The secondary outcome was set as the degree of worsening on the mRS. The outcomes were compared between three groups of patients: (1) those living alone (ALONE), (2) those living with their spouse only (SPOUSE), and (3) OTHERs. Results—In total, 365 patients were included in this study: 111 (30%) ALONE, 133 (36%) SPOUSE, and 121 (33%) OTHERs. Cardiogenic embolisms were observed more frequently in ALONE than in OTHERs. The primary outcome occurred in 88 (79.3%) patients in ALONE and in 96 (72.2%) patients in SPOUSE, both of which were higher than the 72 (59.5%) in OTHERs. After adjusting with 19 variables, the risk of worsening was higher in ALONE (odds ratio (OR): 2.90, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.50–5.58) and SPOUSE (OR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.00–3.33) compared with OTHERs. Conclusions—In patients with acute ischemic stroke, not only living alone but also living with a spouse only may be associated with a worse short-term prognosis, independent of other cardiovascular risks.

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  • Yohei Ishikawa & Toru Hifumi & Mitsuyoshi Urashima, 2020. "Influence of Living Alone or with a Spouse Only on the Short-Term Prognosis in Patients after an Acute Ischemic Stroke," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:21:p:8223-:d:441205
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