Table 2.

Prevalence and Stressfulness of Problems Reported by Stroke Caregivers, Ranked by Stressfulness

Rank	Problem	Prevalence	Stressfulness rating
		Percent	(M ± SD)
1	Appeared sad or depressed	29.33	1.71 ± 1.31
2	Talked about feeling lonely	14.67	1.55 ± 1.57
3	Had a problem controlling his/her bowels	13.33	1.50 ± 1.27
4	Commented about feeling worthless or being a burden to others	20.00	1.47 ± 1.30
5	Appeared anxious or worried	45.33	1.44 ± 1.26
6	Been asking the same question over and over	25.68	1.42±1.35
7	Had trouble remembering recent events	37.33	1.41 ± 1.25
8	Had problems using the arm or hand that was most affected by the stroke	32.00	1.38 ± 1.38
8	Needed help with toileting	10.81	1.38 ± 1.06
10	Needed help with dressing	20.00	1.33 ± 1.29
11	Had difficulty understanding what had been said to him/her in conversations	22.67	1.24 ± 1.35
11	Had difficulty expressing him/herself or participating in conversations	22.67	1.24 ± 1.25
13	Had difficulty concentrating on a task	17.33	1.15 ± 1.07
14	Been starting, but not finishing things	21.33	1.13 ± 1.20
15	Needed help getting in and out bed	13.33	1.10 ± 1.29
16	Needed help with bathing	21.33	1.06 ± 1.34
17	Had problems with vision or hearing	37.33	1.04 ± 1.04
18	Had difficulty walking or climbing stairs without assistance	37.33	1.00 ± 1.31
18	Needed help with eating or feeding himself/herself	4.00	1.00 ± 0.00
20	Needed help managing his/her money	29.33	0.95 ± 1.25
20	Needed help preparing meals	25.33	0.95 ± 1.03
22	Needed help with travel or transportation	45.33	0.91 ± 1.23
23	Needed help with grooming such as brushing teeth or combing hair	10.67	0.88 ± 0.83
24	Needed help using the telephone	9.33	0.86 ± 0.90
25	Had a problem controlling his/her bladder	21.33	0.81 ± 0.91
26	Needed help doing housework	25.33	0.79 ± 1.13
27	Needed help taking his/her medications as prescribed	26.67	0.75 ± 1.16
28	Needed help with shopping	30.67	0.65 ± 0.93

Note: In cases where average stressfulness ratings were identical across items, rankings indicate ties.