. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Dec 11;29(7):668–676. doi: 10.1177/1545968314562113

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants

	Strategy Training (n=15)	Attention Control (n=15)
Sex, Male, n(%)	9 (60)	11 (73)	χ₂¹=0.60
Age, Years, M(SD)	64.87 (16.59)	71.80 (13.19)	t₂₈=1.26
Race, White, n(%)	12 (80)	14 (93)	χ₂¹=1.15
Stroke onset, Days, M(SD)	16.80 (15.58)	18.47 (21.29)	t₂₈=0.25
Stroke type, Ischemic, n(%)	10 (67)	11 (73)	χ₂¹=0.16
Hemisphere, Right, n(%)	10 (67)	10 (67)	χ₂¹=0.00
Stroke severity, NIHSS, M(SD)^*	8.87 (2.77)	5.87 (2.72)	t₂₈=2.99^†
Medical burden, CIRS, M(SD)^*	2.37 (0.47)	2.36 (0.57)	t₂₈=0.04
Cognitive status, EXIT, M(SD)^*	8.13 (3.00)	9.31 (3.54)	t₂₈=1.20
Communication status, BDAE, M(SD)	4.27 (1.03)	4.67 (0.62)	t₂₈=1.29
Functional Independence Measure, M(SD)	65.27 (10.85)	62.60 (16.56)	t₂₈=0.52
Inhibition, CWI, M(SD)	4.85 (4.10)	4.00 (2.98)	t₂₆=0.63
Cognitive Flexibility, CWI, M(SD)	3.69 (2.36)	2.73 (2.34)	t₂₆=1.08
Research intervention sessions, M(SD)	9.40 (5.31)	9.00 (4.89)	t₂₈=0.21

NIHSS= National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. CIRS=Cumulative Illness Rating Scale. EXIT=Quick Executive Interview (14-item version). BDAE=Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Severity Index. CWI=Color Word Interference.

Lower scores=better health.

^†

p<.05