The Relationship between home-time, quality of life and costs after ischemic stroke. The impact of the need for mobility aids, home and car modifications on home-time

Purpose: Home-time (the number of days spent at home during the first 3 months after stroke) shows a strong association with the modified Rankin scale (mRS). We studied whether Home-time was also a determinant of quality-of-life and medical care costs after ischemic stroke, and assessed factors delaying discharge home.