Table 1.

Timetable of assessments in the SOS2 study

BASELINE ASSESSMENT (T1)	6 WEEKS (T2)	3, 6 AND 12 MONTHS (T3, T4 AND T5)
Demographic data: age, sex, residential status, occupation etc. Current mediation. Smoking history.	Current mediation Place of residence	Current mediation Place of residence
Impairment	Impairment	Impairment
Glasgow coma scale on admission] Urinary continence in the first 2 weeks Presence of hemianopia WHO Performance Status ratings	WHO Performance Status rating	WHO Performance Status rating
Cognition
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) – a brief screening for cognitive impairment Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test	If cognitive state changed or in doubt repeat Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)	If cognitive state changed or in doubt repeat Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Functioning	Functioning	Functioning
The Barthel Index – pre- and post-stroke Rivermead Mobility Index	Barthel Index Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) – if the patient is at home Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Therapist-rated measure of participation in rehabilitation (If applicable)	Barthel Index Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) – if the patient is at home Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Therapist-rated measure of participation in rehabilitation (If applicable)
Mood	Mood	Mood
GHQ-28 – a self report mood rating scale Modified short form Present State Examination (PSE) – a standardised psychiatric interview to derive ICD-10 diagnoses (with additional questions on alcohol consumption and emotionalism)	GHQ-28; Modified short-form PSE	GHQ-28; Modified short-form PSE
		Quality of Life
		SF-36: a self-reported measure of health-related quality of life
Co-morbidity
Dukes Severity of Illness Scale