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. 2024 Aug 20;12:1436423. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436423

Table 4.

Practices.

Always N (%) Often N (%) Sometimes N (%) Occasionally N (%) Never N (%)
P1. The frequency at which you actively seek knowledge related to home care for ischemic stroke patients through various channels (such as books, the internet, communication with doctors, etc.). 17 (2.23) 133 (17.48) 367 (48.23) 160 (21.02) 84 (11.04)
P3. The frequency at which you guide patients in exercise rehabilitation and maintaining good lifestyle habits during home care. 33 (4.34) 284 (37.32) 269 (35.35) 98 (12.88) 77 (10.12)
P5. The frequency at which you assist patients in maintaining personal and environmental hygiene (such as assisting with changing clean clothes, maintaining oral hygiene, keeping the patient’s rest area clean, etc.). 83 (10.91) 395 (51.91) 185 (24.31) 72 (9.46) 26 (3.42)
P6. The frequency at which you provide nutritional support (such as preparing light and healthy meals) during home care. 111 (14.59) 366 (48.09) 193 (25.36) 70 (9.20) 21 (2.76)
Completely consistent N (%) Consistent N (%) Not necessarily N (%) Inconsistent N (%) Completely inconsistent N (%)
P2. The frequency at which you communicate caregiving experiences with other caregivers during the patient’s home care. 46 (6.04) 521 (68.46) 177 (23.26) 17 (2.23) 0
P7. The frequency at which you plan to accompany the patient to hospital follow-up visits regularly, to monitor the patient’s recovery progress. 93 (12.22) 508 (66.75) 117 (15.37) 40 (5.26) 3 (0.39)
P8. The extent to which you focus on improving the patient’s compliance with treatment and enhancing the patient’s self-management efficacy during home care. 62 (8.15) 565 (74.24) 107 (14.06) 26 (3.42) 1 (0.13)
P9. The extent to which you consciously pay attention to the patient’s requests and various signs during caregiving, and monitor the patient’s blood pressure, blood sugar, and other indicators, providing comprehensive care for the patient. 170 (22.34) 466 (61.24) 97 (12.75) 27 (3.55) 1 (0.13)
P4. The frequency at which you provide emotional support and conduct psychological intervention for ischemic stroke patients during home care.
Always N (%) 22 (2.89)
Often N (%) 253 (33.25)
Sometimes N (%) 336 (44.15)
Occasionally N (%) 87 (11.43)
Never N (%) 27 (3.55)
The patient’s overall psychological state is good; therefore, psychological intervention was not conducted. N (%) 15 (1.97)
The patient has lost basic responsiveness or is experiencing confusion, so psychological intervention was not undertaken. N (%) 21 (2.76)