Time From Stroke Symptom Onset to Admission for Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Services (Days, Hours)

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition
Numerator

Time from stroke symptom onset to admission for inpatient stroke rehabilitation services (days, hours) (inferred).

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is those who are admitted for inpatient stroke rehabilitation services (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Not applicable - audit

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Quality of Stroke Care in Canada - Key Quality Indicators and Stroke Case Definitions. 7th ed. 2021. Available from: www.strokebestpractices.ca/-/media/1-stroke-best-practices/quality/english/2021-strokecasedefinition-kqi.pdf?rev=4013701142634be8938c11d612e7043e.

Technical Specifications

2021 version of QIs for Stroke Care: www.strokebestpractices.ca/-/media/1-stroke-best-practices/quality/english/2021-strokecasedefinition-kqi.pdf?rev=4013701142634be8938c11d612e7043e Some acute rehabilitation data from Stroke Audit might be from National Rehabilitation Reporting System: www.canadianstroke.ca/sites/default/files/resources/QoSC-EN.pdf

Link to Measurement Tools

Canadian Stroke Audit (Not publically available)

Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025