Table 1.
Basic demographic characteristics of participants (N = 28).
| Characteristics | Participants | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients(n = 23) | Caregivers(n = 5) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 72.6 | 48.8 |
| Range | 60–88 | 38–75 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Female | 8(34.8) | 3(60.0) |
| Male | 15(65.2) | 2(40.0) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Married | 19(86.6) | 4(80.0) |
| Widowed | 3(13.0) | 1(20.0) |
| Remarried | 1(4.3) | |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||
| Primary and below | 10(43.5) | 1(20.0) |
| Middle school | 9(39.1) | 3(60.0) |
| Vocational secondary school | 2(8.7) | 0(0.0) |
| University and above | 2(8.7) | 1(20.0) |
| Current residence, n(%) | ||
| rural | 3(13.1) | 2(40.0) |
| urban | 20(87.0) | 3(60.0) |
| Employment status, n(%) | ||
| Employed | 2(8.7) | 3(60.0) |
| Not employed | 3(13.0) | 2(40.0) |
| Retired | 18(78.3) | 0(0.0) |
| Duration after stroke(years), n (%) | ||
| <1 | 12(52.2) | NA |
| 1–5 | 9(39.1) | |
| >5 | 2(8.7) | |
| Relationship with patients, n (%) | ||
| Spouse | NA | 1(20.0) |
| Parent | 0(0.0) | |
| Children | 4(80.0) | |