Goal: To examine differences in stroke rehabilitation processes and outcomes among black and white stroke survivors and to determine how rehabilitation treatment can be optimized for both groups taking into account their respective rehabilitation needs.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Six IRF centers.

Methods: The proposed study capitalizes on a unique comprehensive stroke rehabilitation database (N = 1161) containing detailed patient, intervention, and outcomes data assembled from Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes Project (2001-2003). This database contains extraordinarily detailed data on rehabilitation care processes and treatments that allow investigators to peer into the "black box" of stroke rehabilitation care and to dissect the processes of care that might be different for whites and blacks. Logistic modeling is used to study differences in outcome and processes of care between both groups.

Results: Pending

Conclusions: Pending

Keywords: Stroke, outcome, black-white disparities, access to care.

Principal Investigator: Gerben DeJong, PhD

Title: Senior Fellow

E-mail: gerben.dejong@medstar.net

Phone: 202-877-1960

Fax: 202-726-7521

Affiliations/partners: ICOR (Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research), Salt Lake City, UT.

Funding Source: NIDRR (Nation Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research)