Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics in Phase A (control) and Phase B (patient held record)
| Phase A | Phase B | P-value+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of subjects N | 165 | 87 | - |
| Mean age (range) | 78 (53-93) | 79 (46-98) | 0.62* |
| Sex n (%) | |||
| Male | 61 (37.0) | 38 (43.7) | |
| Female | 104 (63.0) | 49 (56.3) | 0.30 |
| Race n (%) | |||
| White | 151 (91.5) | 72 (82.8) | |
| Non-white | 14 (8.5) | 15 (17.2) | 0.04 |
| Living conditions n (%) | |||
| Alone | 79 (47.9) | 33 (37.9) | |
| Not alone/institutionalised | 86 (52.1) | 54 (62.1) | 0.13 |
| Last employment n (%) | |||
| Manual | 73 (58.9) | 41. (52.6) | |
| Non-manual | 51 (41.1) | 37 (47.4) | 0.38 |
| Pre-stroke Barthel n (%) | |||
| 0.14 | 31 (18.8) | 16 (18.4) | |
| 15-19 | 55 (33.3) | 30 (34.5) | |
| 20 | 79 47.9) | 41 (47.1) | 0.98 |
| Pre-stroke extended ADL n (%) | |||
| < 6 | 58 (35.2) | 32 (36.8) | |
| 6-17 | 54 (32.7) | 29 (33.3) | |
| 18-22 | 53 (32.1) | 26 (29.9) | 0.93 |
| Ward on admission n(%) | |||
| General medical | 56 (33.9) | 43 (49.4) | |
| Geriatric | 109 (66.1) | 44 (50.6) | 0.02 |
+ Chi-squared or Fisher's Exact Test * T-test