Table 3 Average costs and EuroQoL-5 D score by follow-up period, stroke disability, care setting and gender
| Â | Â | Care setting | mRS 0-1 | mRS 1-2 | mRS 4 | mRS 5 | Stroke service (mean)* | Usual care (mean)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | At hospital discharge | Stroke service | 28 (25) | 40 (35) | 31 (27) | 15 (13) | - | - |
| Â | Â | Usual care | 14 (16) | 40 (44) | 29 (32) | 7 (8) | - | - |
| Â | Six months after hospital discharge | Stroke service | 22 (14) | 42 (66) | 23 (15) | 3 (5) | - | - |
| Â | Â | Usual care | 16 (24) | 75 (47) | 17 (26) | 6 (3) | - | - |
Costs (in Euros, 2003) | 0-6 months (including hospital care) | Stroke service | 8,400 | 11,080 | 29,664 | 27,371 | 21.665 | - |
| Â | Â | Usual care | 9,856 | 14,868 | 37,628 | 46,089 | - | 24.837 |
| Â | 0-6 months (excluding hospital care) | Stroke service | 3,434 | 5,805 | 23,007 | 20,428 | 15.888 | - |
| Â | Â | Usual care | 3,181 | 6,603 | 22,430 | 21,930 | - | 14.819 |
| Â | 7-12 months | Both | 1,761 | 4,196 | 17,824 | 22,515 | 9.633 | 9.826 |
| Â | after 1 year (men, 6-monthly costs) | Both | 811 | 1,028 | 5,997 | 7,633 | 3.109 | 3.233 |
| Â | after 1 year (women, 6-monthly costs) | Both | 811 | 1,028 | 9,900 | 12,702 | 4.761 | 4.990 |
Health-related quality of life | at discharge | Stroke service | 0.7500 | 0.6245 | 0.1667 | -0.1739 | 0.3701 | - |
| Â | Â | Usual care | 0.7500 | 0.6163 | 0.2238 | -0.1413 | - | 0.4201 |
| Â | after 6 months | Stroke service | 0.8979 | 0.7726 | 0.6758 | 0.3030 | 0.7111 | - |
| Â | Â | Usual care | 0.8233 | 0.6863 | 0.5351 | 0.2371 | - | 0.6239 |