Table 1.

Categorization of the independent variables

Independent variables	Criteria for categorization
Age	≤65/>65
Sex	Male/female
Civil status	Living with a partner/living alone
Personal finances	Affluent/not affluent
Education	≤9 years/>9 years
Severity	Mild/Moderate or severe
Sense of Coherence (SOC)	Strong SOC (>lowest quartile)/weak SOC (≤lowest quartile)
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)domains*
Strength	All domains of the SIS:
Memory	Low impact (≥median)/high impact (<median)
Emotion
Communication
ADL
Mobility
Hand function
Participation
Recovery	Good recovery (≥ median)/poor recovery (< median)

^*SIS at 3 months was used for prediction of unfulfilled needs for rehabilitation/not being satisfied with care. SIS at 12 months was used for association with unfulfilled needs for rehabilitation/not being satisfied with care.