Table 1.
Demographic features of the study population
| Spouses of independent stroke survivors (%) n = 188 | Spouses of dependent stroke survivors (%) n = 33 | Independent stroke survivors (%) n = 188 | Dependent stroke survivors (%) n = 33 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (95% CI) | 61 (60–63) | 66 (63–69) | 62 (61–64) | 66 (64–71) |
| Female sex | 124 (66) | 21 (64) | 63 (34) | 12 (36) |
| Education | ||||
| Secondary or less | 66 (35) | 20 (61) | 65 (34) | 12 (36) |
| High school | 64 (34) | 5 (15) | 69 (37) | 12 (36) |
| University | 58 (31) | 8 (24) | 54 (29) | 8 (24) |
| Occupationa | ||||
| Employed | 90 (48) | 8 (24) | 63 (34) | 0 (0) |
| Retired | 85 (45) | 22 (67) | 104 (55) | 24 (73) |
| Unemployed, sick leave, other | 18 (10) | 3 (9) | 45 (24) | 7 (21) |
| Housing and support | ||||
| Living at home | 188 (100) | 24 (73) | ||
| Living at home with home aid | 1 (0.5) | 6 (18) | ||
| Living at home with personal assistant | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | ||
| Living at nursing home | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | ||
| Hours of formal home care per day (95% CI) | 0.01 (0–0.02) | 0.71 (0.10–1.32) | ||
| Support received from spousesb | 27 (14) | 31 (94) | ||
| Support provided by spousesc | 22 (12) | 31 (94) | ||
| Children <18 living at home | 25 (13) | 2 (6) | ||
CI, confidence interval.
a
Sum not equal to 100% due to multiple answering alternatives.
b
Reported by the stroke survivors in the 7‐year questionnaire.
c
Reported by the spouses in the 7‐year questionnaire.