Table 1.
General characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | Subsamples, n (%) | |||
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1a (n=118) | 2b (n=300) | 3c (n=20) | |
| Sex | ||||
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Male | 66 (56) | 185 (62) | 13 (65) |
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Female | 52 (44) | 115 (38) | 7 (35) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
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18-45 | 5 (4) | 12 (4) | 0 (0) |
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46-65 | 54 (46) | 11 (39) | 4 (20) |
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66-69 | 12 (10) | 36 (12) | 3 (15) |
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70-79 | 33 (28) | 89 (30) | 8 (40) |
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≥80 | 14 (12) | 47 (15) | 5 (25) |
| Residence | ||||
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Urban | 67 (57) | 161 (54) | 7 (35) |
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Rural | 51 (43) | 139 (46) | 13 (65) |
| Education | ||||
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Elementary and below | 47 (40) | 109 (36) | 6 (30) |
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Middle school | 27 (23) | 91 (30) | 5 (25) |
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Secondary or vocational school | 32 (27) | 68 (23) | 4 (20) |
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University or college and above | 12 (10) | 32 (11) | 5 (25) |
| Living with children | ||||
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Yes | 52 (44) | 110 (37) | 7 (35) |
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No | 66 (56) | 190 (63) | 13 (65) |
| Marital status | ||||
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Married | 90 (76) | 218 (73) | 15 (75) |
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Unmarried, divorced, or widowed | 28 (24) | 82 (27) | 5 (25) |
| Monthly per capita household income (CNY ¥) | ||||
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<3000 | 24 (20) | 46 (15) | 1 (5) |
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3000-5000 | 46 (39) | 150 (50) | 10 (50) |
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>5000 | 48 (41) | 104 (35) | 9 (45) |
| Medical cost payment method | ||||
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Self-paid | 7 (6) | 13 (4) | 0 (0) |
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Medical insurance | 111 (94) | 28 (96) | 2 (100) |
| First-time illness | ||||
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Yes | 40 (34) | 86 (29) | 9 (45) |
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No | 78 (66) | 21 (71) | 11 (55) |
| Type of stroke | ||||
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Hemorrhagic | 22 (19) | 14 (5) | 0 (0) |
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Ischemic | 96 (81) | 28 (95) | 20 (100) |
| Duration of illness | ||||
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<3 months | 31 (26) | 92 (31) | 9 (45) |
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3 months to 1 year | 29 (25) | 15 (50) | 10 (50) |
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>1 year | 58 (49) | 58 (19) | 1 (5) |
| Self-care ability | ||||
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Mild dependence | 75 (64) | 22 (76) | 17 (85) |
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Moderate dependence | 43 (36) | 70 (23) | 1 (5) |
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Severe dependence | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 2 (10) |
aSubsample 1: exploratory factor analysis.
bSubsample 2: confirmatory and Rasch analysis.
cSubsample 3: test-retest reliability.