Table 1.
Characteristics of stroke patients included in simulation study and prototype (N=1404).
| Variable | Female (n=511) n (%) |
Male (n=893) n (%) |
Pa | |
| Age (years) | .06 | |||
| ≤60 | 173 (33.9) | 264 (29.6) | ||
| 61-70 | 164 (32.1) | 341 (38.2) | ||
| 71-80 | 174 (34.1) | 288 (32.3) | ||
| Comorbidity indexb | .15 | |||
| 0 | 284 (55.6) | 510 (57.1) | ||
| 1 | 74 (14.5) | 155 (17.4) | ||
| 2 | 80 (15.7) | 102 (11.4) | ||
| 3 | 22 (4.3) | 31 (3.5) | ||
| >3 | 20 (3.9) | 29 (3.2) | ||
| NA | 31 (6.1) | 66 (7.4) | ||
| Type of stroke | .73 | |||
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | 42 (8.2) | 71 (8.0) | ||
| Ischemic | 425 (83.2) | 729 (81.6) | ||
| Unspecified | 37 (7.2) | 80 (9.0) | ||
| Missing | 7 (1.4) | 13 (1.5) | ||
| Year of stroke | .97 | |||
| 2008 | 39 (7.6) | 75 (8.4) | ||
| 2009 | 158 (30.9) | 273 (30.6) | ||
| 2010 | 171 (33.5) | 299 (33.5) | ||
| 2011 | 143 (28.0) | 246 (27.5) | ||
| Type of hospital | ||||
| University hospital | 199 (38.9) | 355 (39.8) | .77 | |
| Regional hospital | 312 (61.1) | 538 (60.2) | ||
| Depression score at entry | ||||
| Normal (<7) | 374 (73.2) | 706 (79.1) | .04 | |
| Possible signs of depression (7-10) | 89 (17.4) | 119 (13.3) | ||
| Definite signs of depression (>10) | 48 (9.4) | 68 (7.6) | ||
aData are compared between groups using chi-square test.
bCharlson index [27]. Stroke diagnosis not included in calculation.