Studying healthcare use by people living with stroke in the community
Studies how people living with chronic stroke use healthcare services, through records, questionnaires and interviews.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Living With Stroke - Sustainable Utilization of Healthcare Services
Key facts
- Where
- Haifa, IsraelSee the site
Where in Israel
- University of HaifaHaifa, IsraelNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Haifa
- Trial code
- NCT06096831
- Record updated
- 16 December 2025
- Original description
The proposed study will generate a national mapping of healthcare utilization patterns in people post-stroke in the chronic phase living in the community; examine the associations between individual-level characteristics, health outcomes and healthcare utilization; and will describe patients' perspectives on their needs for health services and their experiences of using them.Read full original descriptionShow less
Living With Stroke - Sustainable Utilization of Healthcare Services
The proposed study will generate a national mapping of healthcare utilization patterns in people post-stroke in the chronic phase living in the community; examine the associations between individual-level characteristics, health outcomes and healthcare utilization; and will describe patients' perspectives on their needs for health services and their experiences of using them.
The study will use mixed-methods methodology (quantitative and qualitative) and will proceed in three parts. In part 1, data will be extracted retrospectively from electronic medical records of of Clalit Health Services, covering all patients with a stroke diagnosis. In part 2, a sub-sample of 240 patients will be asked to answer standardized questionnaires. In part 3, a sub-sample of 20 participants will participate in in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
Inclusion: People diagnosed with stroke (First stroke occurred between 2010-2022); At least one year after the event; Living in the community; Aged 18 and above; Insured by HMO (Clalit health services); People diagnosed with stroke; Hospitalized for a first stroke at the 'Carmel' Medical Center between 2010-2022; Understand Hebrew/ Arabic/ Russian in a way that allows them to understand the consent form and answer the survey questions.
Exclusion: Stroke chronicity of less than a year; Stroke chronicity of less than a year the study; Patients who have a guardian, a nursing condition as a result of diseases other than stroke or other serious background diseases that impair function, people with communication difficulties that do not allow answering questionnaires or to be interviewed; Diagnosis of TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack); Transient ischemic attack (TIA).