Summary of demographic data, process, outcome and balancing measures from 2005 (preintervention) to 2019
| 2005 | 2012 | 2015 | 2019 | |
| Demographic data | ||||
| Population of Nova Scotia | 937 899 | 944 943 | 941 545 | 959 478 |
| All stroke and transient ischaemic attack admissions, N | 1238 | 1286 | 1401 | 1527 |
| Crude hospitalisation rate /100 000 /year | 132.0 | 136.1 | 148.8 | 159.1 |
| Female sex, % | 50.6 | 49.9 | 48.6 | 49.8 |
| Median age, year (IQR) | 77 (66–84) | 75 (65–84) | 74 (65–83) | 74 (65–83) |
| Age distribution, % | ||||
| <50 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 50–64 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
| 65–79 | 36.7 | 34.8 | 40.6 | 40.3 |
| >80 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 34.9 | 35.2 |
| Stroke type, % | ||||
| Ischaemic stroke | 58.2 | 72.1 | 72.7 | 74.5 |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 21.0 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 12.6 |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 7.0 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 11.8 |
| Unknown | 13.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Process measures | ||||
| Brain imaging, % | 85.7 | 97.1 | 98.4 | 99.1 |
| Stroke team involvement, % | ||||
| Dietitian | 40.2 | 67.0 | 65.8 | 55.2 |
| Occupational therapist | 43.5 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 76.4 |
| Physiotherapist | 57.0 | 75.9 | 74.2 | 78.5 |
| Social worker | 29.6 | 54.1 | 50.8 | 39.7 |
| Speech–language pathologist | 21.0 | 56.9 | 59.3 | 23.7 |
| Outcome measures | ||||
| Unadjusted 30-day in-hospital mortality, % | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 15.1 |
| Discharge destination of survivors, n (%) | ||||
| Home | 640 (63.0) | 683 (64.1) | 695 (59.7) | 788 (62.0) |
| In-patient rehabilitation | 153 (15.0) | 201 (18.9) | 257 (22.1) | 235 (18.5) |
| Residential/long-term care | 142 (14.0) | 107 (10.1) | 120 (10.3) | 80 (6.3) |
| Other acute care | 81 (8.0) | 74 (7.0) | 92 (7.9) | 149 (11.7) |
| Independent at discharge, % | 47.2 | 46.1 | 48.9 | 48.1 |
| Balancing measures | ||||
| Intracranial haemorrhage post alteplase, n/N (%) | 2/23 (8.7) | 14/138 (10.1) | 15/170 (8.8) | 12/210 (5.7) |
| Median length of stay, days (IQR) | 9 (5–20) | 10 (5–22) | 10 (6–21) | 10 (5–19) |