Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of care homes and participants by study group
| Study group | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | ||
| Care home factors at baseline | |||
| Number of care homes | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Median cluster size | 10.5 | 8.0 | 10 |
| Interquartile range | 9.8 to 11.5 | 6.8 to 13.3 | 7.5 to 13.0 |
| Resident factors at baseline | |||
| Number of residents | 128 | 121 | 249 |
| Age (years; mean (SD)) | 86 (7) | 84 (10) | 85 (9) |
| Female (n (%)) | 101 (79) | 84 (69) | 185 (74) |
| At least one confirmed stroke (n (%)) | 28 (22) | 26 (21) | 54 (22) |
| Mini mental state examination score (n (%)) | |||
| <21 | 91 (71) | 77 (64) | 168 (67) |
| 21-23 | 5 (4) | 16 (13) | 21 (8) |
| >24 | 32 (25) | 28 (23) | 60 (24) |
| Hospital anxiety and depression scale (anxiety subscale) score (n (%)) | |||
| 0-7 | 42 (33) | 49 (40) | 91 (37) |
| 8-10 | 7 (5) | 9 (7) | 16 (6) |
| 11-21 | 6 (5) | 7 (6) | 13 (5) |
| Hospital anxiety and depression scale (depression subscale) score (n (%)) | |||
| 0-7 | 44 (35) | 55 (45) | 99 (39) |
| 8-10 | 7 (5) | 7 (6) | 14 (6) |
| 11-21 | 4 (3) | 3 (2) | 7 (3) |
| Stroke aphasic depression questionnaire score (n (%)) | |||
| <14 | 16 (12) | 6 (5) | 22 (9) |
| ≥14 | 52 (41) | 37 (31) | 89 (36) |
| Emotional distress | 56 (44) | 40 (33) | 96 (39) |
| Data missing (n (%)) | |||
| Did not complete HADS or SADQ | 5 (4) | 13 (11) | 18 (7) |
Mini mental state examination: <21 cognitive impairment; 21-23 borderline; >24 cognitively sound. Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS): 0-7 normal; 8-10 borderline; 11-21 abnormal. Stroke aphasic depression questionnaire (SADQ): ≥14 depressed; <14 not depressed. Emotional distress: combines participants categorised as depressed on the SADQ and the HADS depression subscale.