Title |
Under-Reporting of Socioeconomic Status of Patients in Stroke Trials
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Published in |
Stroke, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1161/strokeaha.113.002414 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Parker Magin, Anousha Victoire, Xi May Zhen, John Furler, Marie Pirotta, Daniel S. Lasserson, Christopher Levi, Amanda Tapley, Mieke van Driel |
Abstract |
The 2001 Revised Consolidated Standards of Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement requires reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) to include participants' baseline demographics. This enables comparison of intervention and control groups on potential confounding variables as well as assessment of study generalizability. Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with access to care and outcomes (mortality, functional outcome, recurrent stroke, and hospital readmission) poststroke. We aimed to document the reporting of baseline SES in reports of RCTs of stroke and transient ischemic attack. |
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