Table 4.
Participant demographics
| Patient | Family carer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic |
N |
Mean (SD) |
N |
Mean (SD) |
|
| Age |
80 |
70.78 (11.12) |
34 |
74.76 (10.00) |
|
| Time since stroke (days) |
80 |
331.06 (79.30) |
34 |
338.56 (76.27) |
|
| Distance from hospital (miles) |
80 |
15.82 (12.36) |
34 |
18.68 (19.96) |
|
| Male N (%) |
80 |
40 (50) |
34 |
12 (35) |
|
| Marital status N (%) |
77 |
|
32 |
|
|
| |
Married/civil partnership |
|
48 (60) |
|
26 (81) |
| |
Divorced |
|
6 (8) |
|
2 (6) |
| |
Widowed |
|
20 (25) |
|
0 (0) |
| |
Separated |
|
1 (1) |
|
0 (0) |
| |
Single |
|
2 (3) |
|
4 (13) |
| Type of stroke N (%) |
80 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Haemorrhage |
|
4 (5) |
|
|
| |
Infarction |
|
75* (94) |
|
|
| |
TIA |
|
1 (1) |
|
|
| Live alone N (%) |
76 |
21 (26) |
32 |
0 (0) |
|
| EQ5D |
80 |
0.63 (0.31) |
34 |
0.80 (0.19) |
|
| Barthel |
77 |
86.75 (20.44) |
31 |
69.68 (27.02)** |
|
| VAS | 74 | 68.18 (20.14) | 32 | 74.56 (17.32) | |
*2 went on to have 2nd infarction.
**On behalf of the patient.