Table 1.

Reasons for exclusion from the trial when screened at the stroke unit.

Reason for exclusion	Number
FIM > 100	125
Stroke during last year	22
Aphasia	99
Confusion	28
Age	28
Severe pathology that compromises rehabilitation after stroke	40
Transferred to other unit for more than five days	9
Coma	15
Moving abroad or outside the area after discharge	3
Refusal	8
Address outside the area	2
Security of the team members	2
	381

FIM: Functional Independence Measure.