Long-term effects of integrated rehabilitation in patients with stroke: a nonrandomized comparative feasibility study.

Background And Purpose: Integrated rehabilitation (IR) in patients with stroke with respect to death rate and feasibility, initiated as a reduced death rate, was observed in patients with angina pectoris receiving IR.

Design: A case-control study included 73 consecutive patients with ischemic stroke. Death rates were compared with those of the general Danish population matched for age, gender, and observation period, as well as data from the community-based Copenhagen Stroke Study.