Table 2.
Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Utilization by Race
| Description | White Stroke Patients, (n=164,398) % (n) |
Black Stroke Patients, (n=21,770) % (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy | ||
| Any setting | 85.4 (140,410) | 89.2 (19,420) |
| Hospital | 82.9 (136, 315) | 85.7 (18,646) |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility | 22.3 (36,712) | 23.6 (5,139) |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 37.6 (61,845) | 41.9 (9,124) |
| Home Health Agency | 34.9 (57,409) | 42.6 (9,273) |
| Outpatient Setting∞ | 23.4 (38,415) | 22.6 (4,923) |
| Occupational Therapy | ||
| Any setting | 77.6 (127,563) | 82.5 (17,964) |
| Hospital | 66.5 (109,387) | 70.0 (15,201) |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility | 22.3 (36,582) | 23.5 (5,119) |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 37.3 (61,346) | 41.6 (9,053) |
| Home Health Agency | 24.0 (39,504) | 28.8 (6,264) |
| Outpatient Setting∞ | 17.2 (28,222) | 17.9 (3,889) |
| Speech and Language Therapy | ||
| Any setting | 73.6 (120,923) | 77.6 (16, 901) |
| Hospital | 64.8 (106,513) | 67.6 (14,718) |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility | 20.8 (34,186) | 22.1 (4,809) |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 30.6 (50,331) | 34.9 (7,602) |
| Home Health Agency | 13.8 (22,637) | 16.9 (3,679) |
| Outpatient Setting∞ | 16.0 (26,279) | 16.6 (3,620) |
∞
P=0.01. All other p values are less than 0.001.