From: Healthcare utilization after stroke in Canada- a population based study
Variable | Crude Model IRR (95%CI) | Model 1 IRR (95%CI) | Model 1a IRR (95%CI) | Model 1b IRR (95%CI) | Model 1c IRR (95%CI) |
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Family Doctor | 1.6 (1.4–1.9)a | 1.6 (1.4–1.8)a | 1.3 (1.1–1.5)a | 1.5 (1.3–1.7)a | 1.4 (1.2–1.7)a |
Eye Specialist | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) |
Other Medical Specialists | 2.0 (1.4–2.9)a | 2.0 (1.4–2.8)a | 1.7 (1.2–2.4)a | 1.9 (1.3–2.6)a | 1.9 (1.3–2.6)a |
Nurse | 3.7 (2.3–6.1)a | 3.0 (1.8–4.8)a | 2.7 (1.4–5.2)a | 2.6 (1.6–4.2)a | 2.6 (1.6–4.1)a |
Dental Practitioner | 0.7 (0.6–0.9)b | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 0.9 (0.8–1.2) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) |
Chiropractor | 1.0 (0.4–2.5) | 1.3 (0.5–2.5) | 1.2 (0.5–2.6) | 1.2 (0.5–2.9) | 1.2 (0.5–2.9) |
Physiotherapist | 1.5 (0.9–2.5) | 1.8 (1.1–1.9)a | 1.8 (1.1–2.9)a | 1.8 (1.2–2.9)a | 1.9 (1.1–3.1)a |
Psychologist | 2.9 (0.3–29.8) | 4.0 (1.1–5.7)a | 4.5 (0.7–30.1)a | 6.2 (0.4–90.1)a | 4.1 (0.7–22.5) |
Social Worker/ Counsellor | 3.1 (1.7–5.6)a | 3.2 (2.2–4.8)a | 3.0 (1.5–5.8)a | 3.3 (1.6–6.9)a | 5.1 (1.9–13.1)a |
Audiologist/ Speech or Occupational Therapist | 3.2 (1.9–5.4)a | 2.9 (1.2–2.1)a | 2.5 (1.3–5.1)a | 2.9 (1.6–5.3)a | 2.9 (1.7–5.1)a |