Table 1.
Characteristics of TCSD-S Analytical Sample by Sufficient Discharge Communication.
| Total (n = 1151) | Not Sufficient Discharge Education (N = 791) | Sufficient Discharge Communication (N = 360) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 63.5 (13.8) | 64.3 (13.6) | 61.9 (13.9) | .0074 | |
| Sex, % | Men | 56.8 | 66.2 | 33.8 | .0348 |
| Women | 43.2 | 72.0 | 28.0 | ||
| Race-ethnicity, % | Non-Hispanic White | 53.7 | 78.0 | 22.0 | <.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 23.6 | 57.0 | 43.0 | ||
| Hispanic | 22.7 | 59.0 | 41.0 | ||
| Insurance, % | Private | 22.9 | 82.2 | 17.8 | <.0001 |
| Medicare | 44.7 | 70.8 | 29.2 | ||
| Medicaid | 4.6 | 83.0 | 17.0 | ||
| Self/Uninsured | 27.8 | 51.9 | 48.1 | ||
| NIHSS at admission, median (inter-quartile range) | 2.0 (5.0) | 2.0 (4.0) | 3.0 (6.0) | .0127 | |
| Work status, % | Full-time | 37.0 | 68.5 | 31.4 | .4864 |
| Part-time | 9.4 | 64.8 | 35.2 | ||
| Retired | 42.4 | 70.7 | 29.3 | ||
| Unemployed | 11.2 | 65.1 | 34.9 | ||
| Education, % | Less than high school | 12.1 | 53.2 | 46.8 | <.0001 |
| Completed high school | 33.0 | 64.2 | 35.8 | ||
| Some college or more | 54.9 | 74.8 | 25.2 | ||
| Paying for basics, % | Hard | 20.9 | 52.7 | 47.3 | <.0001 |
| Not hard | 79.1 | 73.0 | 27.0 | ||
| Paying for medical care, % | Hard | 25.8 | 55.9 | 44.1 | <.0001 |
| Not hard | 74.2 | 73.2 | 26.8 | ||
| Live with, % | Alone | 21.5 | 74.5 | 25.5 | .1770 |
| Spouse/Partner | 54.8 | 66.3 | 33.8 | ||
| Sibling | 2.6 | 66.3 | 36.7 | ||
| Children | 12.7 | 69.2 | 30.8 | ||
| Other | 8.4 | 71.1 | 28.9 | ||
| Social support, % | 3 or more | 80.3 | 65.8 | 34.2 | <.0001 |
| Less than 3 | 19.7 | 80.6 | 19.4 | ||
| Language at home, % | English | 79.0 | 74.8 | 25.2 | <.0001 |
| Spanish | 18.4 | 45.6 | 51.4 | ||
| Haitian Creole | 2.2 | 20.0 | 80.0 | ||
| Birth country, % | USA | 70.9 | 76.0 | 56.0 | <.0001 |
| Other | 29.1 | 24.0 | 44.0 | ||
| Years in neighborhood, mean (SD) | 15.8 (15.4) | 15.7 (15.3) | 16.1 (15.5) | .7383 | |
| Smoking, % | 21.6 | 77.9 | 22.1 | .0004 | |
| Hypertension, % | 76.6 | 68.4 | 31.6 | .6376 | |
| Dyslipidemia, % | 45.5 | 73.1 | 26.9 | .0035 | |
| Atrial fibrillation, % | 12.9 | 67.6 | 32.4 | .7454 | |
| Coronary artery disease, % | 17.8 | 73.7 | 26.3 | .0927 | |
| Carotid stenosis, % | 4.6 | 84.9 | 15.1 | .0093 | |
| Depression, % | 6.6 | 85.5 | 14.5 | .0011 | |
| Heart failure, % | 7.2 | 67.5 | 32.5 | .7983 | |
| MRS at discharge, % | mRS 2 or less | 76.5 | 66.4 | 33.6 | .0019 |
| mRS greater than 2 | 23.5 | 76.4 | 23.6 | ||
| Stroke type, % | Ischemic stroke | 91.7 | 70.2 | 29.8 | .0002 |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | 8.3 | 52.1 | 47.9 | ||
| Discharge location, % | Home | 80.5 | 71.3 | 28.7 | .0001 |
| Rehabilitation facility | 19.5 | 58.0 | 42.0 | ||
| Adequate transitions of care (ATOC) within 30-days | Yes | 70.4 | 64.8 | 35.2 | <.0001 |
| No | 29.6 | 78.0 | 22.0 | ||
| Modified diet at 30-days, % | 66.0 | 58.5 | 41.5 | <.0001 | |
| History of substance use, % | 23.5 | 77.8 | 22.2 | .0002 | |
| Stopped substance use (n = 295), % | 61.9 | 79.0 | 21.0 | .5246 | |
| Therapy prescribed, % | 48.8 | 73.3 | 26.7 | .0011 | |
| Therapy use, % | 78.0 | 73.7 | 26.3 | .6360 | |
| Weekly exercise at 30-days, % | 68.7 | 69.7 | 30.3 | .2534 | |
| Medication adherence at 30-day, % | 98.7 | 68.7 | 31.3 | .8682 | |
| Attended follow-up appointment at 30-days, % | 81.3 | 67.9 | 32.1 | .2335 | |
Sufficient Discharge Communication: Did you receive: 1. Sufficient diet education at discharge? Yes/No. 2. Sufficient toxic habit cessation education at discharge (if history of substance use)? Yes/No. 3. Scheduled follow-up medical appointment at discharge? Yes/No. Sufficient Discharge Communication = receipt of all applicable forms of education and follow-up appointment at discharge.
Uncommon Abbreviations: NIHSS, national institutes of health stroke scale; mRS, modified rankin scale; SD, standard deviation; SDC, sufficient discharge communication; patient perception of sufficient discharge education.