Table II.

Functional ability according to Katz Activity of Daily Living, Mini Mental State Examination score, self-rated health, Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, and Nottingham Health Profile scale as measured on three occasions during the first post-stroke year, after adjustment for the influence of age, sex, marital status, stroke number, loneliness, and education.

	Time of measurement
	1 week after discharge	3 months after index admission	12 months after index admission	P for trend
Functional ability (1–7)	2.4	2.2	2.3	0.73
Mini Mental State Examination (0–30)	22.3	24.0	22.6	0.50
Self-rated health (1–5)	2.4	2.3	2.2	0.12
Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale
Depression (0–21)	4.3	4.3	4.2	0.37
Anxiety (0–21)	3.7	3.3	3.3	0.09
Nottingham Health Profile
Energy (0–100)	38.2	36.4	36.4	0.97
Physical mobility (0–100)	32.5	30.3	33.4	0.45
Sleep (0–100)	23.1	22.1	22.8	0.75
Emotional reactions (0–100)	20.4	20.4	18.4	0.19
Social isolation (0–100)	18.0	16.6	18.1	0.63
Pain (0–100)	9.6	10.0	11.2	0.51