Table 2.
The characteristics of stroke patients and characteristics of family caregiver (N = 98)
| Variables | Stroke patients | Results | Family caregiver | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention N = 48 |
Control N = 50 |
Intervention N = 48 |
Control N = 50 |
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| Age, M (SD) | 70.02 (11.82) | 69.30 (13.06) |
t: 0.283 p: 0.775¶ |
39.08 (10.45) | 42.08 (10.97) |
t: −1.383 P: 0.170¶ |
| Barthel Index, M (SD) | 34.16 (23.04) | 38.30 (25.06) |
t: −0.898 p: 0.398¶ |
– | – | – |
| Stroke type | ||||||
| Ischemic | 38 (79.2%) | 40 (80%) |
x2: 0.010 p: 0.918* |
– | – | – |
| hemorrhagic | 10 (20.8%) | 10 (20%) | – | – | – | |
| Having aphasia | 29 (60.4%) | 26 (52%) |
x2: 0.705 p: 0.401* |
– | – | – |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 23 (47.9%) | 32 (64%) |
x2: 2.573 p: 0.109* |
20 (41.7%) | 23 (46%) |
x2: 0.980 p: 0.322* |
| Female | 25 (52.1%) | 18 (32%) | 28 (58.3%) | 27 (54%) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||
| Married | 35 (72.9%) | 37 (74%) |
x2: 0.015 p: 0.903* |
26 (54.2%) | 32 (64%) |
x2: 0.980 p: 0.322* |
| Single | 13 (27.1%) | 13 (26%) | 22 (45.8%) | 18 (36%) | ||
| Education, n (%) | ||||||
| Illiterate | 11 (22.9%) | 19 (38%) |
x2: 3.731 p: 0.289** |
– | – |
x2: 3.716 p: 0.144* |
| Primary | 28 (58.3%) | 21 (42%) | 10 (20.8%) | 19 (38%) | ||
| High school | 7 (14.6%) | 9 (18%) | 21 (43.8%) | 19 (38%) | ||
| University | 2 (4.2%) | 1 (2%) | 17 (35.4%) | 12 (24%) | ||
| Occupation, n (%) | ||||||
| Housewife | 23 (47.9%) | 15 (30%) |
x2: 5.227 p: 0.271** |
19 (39.6%) | 15 (30%) |
x2: 2.917 p: 0.595** |
| Employee | 3 (6.3%) | 1 (2%) | 8 (16.7%) | 6 (12%) | ||
| Retired | 6 (12.5%) | 8 (16%) | 2 (4.2%) | 3 (6%) | ||
| Unemployed | 3 (6.3%) | 5 (10%) | 2 (4.2%) | 1 (2%) | ||
| Other | 13 (27.1%) | 21 (42%) | 17 (35.4%) | 25 (50%) | ||
| Residence, n (%) | ||||||
| Urban | 39 (81.3%) | 35 (70%) |
x2: 1.676 p: 0.195* |
41 (85.4%) | 42 (84%) |
x2: 0.038 p: 0.846* |
| Rural | 9 (18.8%) | 15 (30%) | 7 (14.6%) | 8 (16%) | ||
| Having chronic illnesses, n (%) | 45 (93.8%) | 43 (86%) |
x2: 1.605 p: 0.318** |
10 (20.8%) | 17 (34%) |
x2: 2.127 p: 0.145* |
| HTN | 40 (83.3%) | 39 (78%) | – | – | – | |
| Diab | 15 (31.3%) | 14 (28%) | – | – | – | |
| HLP | 12 (25%) | 6 (12%) | – | – | – | |
| Caregiver–patient relationship, n (%) | ||||||
| Brother/sister | – | – | – | 4 (8.3%) | 4 (8%) |
x2: 4.300 p: 0.215** |
| Son/daughter | – | – | – | 39 (81.3%) | 33 (66%) | |
| Spouse | – | – | – | 4 (8.3%) | 8 (16%) | |
| Other | – | – | – | 1 (2.1%) | 5 (10%) | |
Italic values represent test statistics (e.g., t-values) used for comparing groups
¶: P value derived from independent samples t test. *: P value derived from chi-square test. **: P value derived from Fisher’s exact test
HTN hypertension, Diab diabetic, HLP hyperlipidemia