Table 1.
Socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical characteristics of the stroke survivors (n = 233).
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Range | 19 to 82 |
| Mean | 58.76 ± 13.24 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 118 (50.6%) |
| Female | 115 (49.4%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 5 (2.1%) |
| Married | 139 (59.7%) |
| Widow/widower | 70 (30%) |
| Divorced/separated | 19 (8.2%) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 172 (73.8%) |
| Rural | 61 (26.2%) |
| Income | |
| Enough and save | 7 (3%) |
| Just enough | 101 (43.3%) |
| Not enough | 125 (53.6%) |
| Hospital treatment paid by | |
| Self-Support | 63 (27%) |
| Friends | 16 (6.9%) |
| Government support | 1 (0.4%) |
| Social security | 10 (4.3%) |
| Free | 31 (13.3%) |
| Family support | 112 (48.1) |
| Type of stroke | |
| Ischemic | 86 (36.9%) |
| Hemorrhagic | 24 (10.3%) |
| Indeterminate | 123 (52.8%) |
| Side of stroke | |
| Right | 123 (52.8%) |
| Left | 110 (47.2%) |
| Caregiver during recovery phase | |
| Spouse | 51 (21.9) |
| Children | 128 (54.9) |
| In-law | 2 (0.9) |
| Brother/sister/parents | 49 (21) |
| Employer | 3 (1.3) |