Table 1.

Comparison of basic data between the two groups of patients

Item		Intervention group (n=40)	Control group (n=41)	t/x2 value	P value
Age (yrs)		59.38±9.21	58.12±16.54	0.569	0.571
Gender	Male	26	28	0.164	0.685
	Female	14	13
Marital status	Spouse present	36	35	0.356	0.550
	No spouse	4	6
Standard of culture	Junior high school and below	24	27	0.298	0.585
	High school and above	16	14
Occupation	Have a job	31	30	0.204	0.651
	Jobless	9	11
Stroke type	Cerebral arterial thrombosis	18	23	0.998	0.318
	Hemorrhagic stroke	22	18
Inhabiting information	Living with family	35	33	0.739	0.390
	Live alone	5	8