CVA Prevalence and Impact

OT Dude Academy’s Free NBCOT® Exam Prep Course Stroke (CVA) CVA Prevalence and Impact

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. The incidence is almost 800,000 annually with over 600,000 first-time strokes and a 185,000 case recurrence.1  Stroke accounts for almost 3% of the population from 2007-2010.2  In one study (n=220), 26% were dependent for ADLs six months post-CVA, half had reduced mobility or hemiparesis, 19% had aphasia, 35% had depression, and 26% required nursing home placement.3 

Stroke remains one of the top leading causes of mortality in the US as well as in developed nations with over 150,000 deaths each year and 300,000 stroke survivors having significant disability.4  Stroke is an economic burden that is impacted by hospitalizations, medications, medical care, and work limitations. The average cost of a stroke hospitalization in 2005 was $9,500.5  The lifetime cost of an ischemic stroke in the US is over $140,00 for initial care and continued rehabilitation due to lasting deficits.6 

  1. National Heart L, and Blood Institute. Unpublished Tabulation of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971–1975, 1976–1980, 1988–1994,1999–2004, and 2005–2008 and Extrapolation to the U.S. Population, 2008. 2008.[↩]
  2. Go AS, Mozaffarian D, Roger VL, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Franco S, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Huffman MD, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Magid D, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, McGuire DK, Mohler ER, Moy CS, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Schreiner PJ, Sorlie PD, Stein J, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB, American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation. 2013 Jan 1; 127(1):e6-e245.[↩]
  3. Kelly-Hayes M, Beiser A, Kase CS, et al. The influence of gender and age on disability following ischemic stroke: the Framingham study. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2003;12(3):119–126.[↩]
  4. PORT Study (funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research), Durham, NC, 1994, Duke University Medical Center.[↩]
  5. Russo CAAR. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Cost Statistical Brief #51. 2008. Hospital Stays for Stroke and Other Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2005.[↩]
  6. Taylor TN, Davis PH, Torner JC, et al. Lifetime cost of stroke in the United States. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 1996;27(9):1459–1466.[↩]
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