Table 1.

Characteristics of the online stroke community participants as identified in the posts.

Characteristics			Frequency
Participants overall
	Total number of participants, n		52
	Age of survivor at time of stroke (years), median (range)		6 (0-17)
	Posts
		Total number of posts, n	425
		Number of posts per participant, median (range)	3 (1-56)
	Identity of person posting, n
		Stroke survivor	17
		Mother	31
		Other (aunt, family friend, cousin, mother, and father)	5
	Sex of stroke survivor, n
		Male	24
		Female	26
		Not stated	2
	Time since stroke (years), n
		0-1	20
		1-2	5
		>2	27
		Not stated	0
Participants aged ≤18 years at time of posting
	Total number of participants, n		41
	Age of survivor at time of stroke (years), median (range)		4 (0-7)
	Posts
		Total number of posts, n	273
		Number of posts per participant, median (range)	3 (1-56)
	Identity of person posting, n
		Stroke survivor	6
		Mother	31
		Other (aunt, family friend, cousin, mother, and father)	4
	Sex of stroke survivor, n
		Male	19
		Female	20
		Not stated	2
	Time since stroke (years), n
		0-1	20
		1-2	5
		>2	16
		Not stated	0
Participants aged >18 years at time of posting
	Total number of participants, n		11
	Age of survivor at time of stroke (years), median (range)		13 (0-17)
	Posts
		Total number of posts, n	152
		Number of posts per participant, median (range)	13 (1-33)
	Identity of person posting, n
		Stroke survivor	11
		Mother	0
		Other (aunt, family friend, cousin, mother, and father)	0
	Sex of stroke survivor, n
		Male	5
		Female	6
		Not stated	0
	Time since stroke (years), n
		0-1	0
		1-2	0
		>2	11
		Not stated	0
	Participants who stated they were...
		Holding a driving license	2
		Not holding a driving license	2
		At university or some university	4
		In full-time employment	1
		In part-time employment	1