Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Stroke unit treatment improves long-term quality of life: a randomized controlled trial.
We have previously shown that treatment of acute stroke patients in the combined acute and rehabilitation stroke unit in our hospital improves survival and functional outcome compared with treatment in general wards. The primary aim of the present trial was to examine whether the treatment in our stroke unit had an effect on different aspects of quality of life (QoL) for stroke patients 5 years after the onset of stroke. ⋯ Our study shows for the first time that stroke unit care improves different aspects of long-term QoL for stroke patients.