Table 1.
Demographic features of the sample
| Spouses of dependent stroke survivors (%) (n = 50) | Spouses of independent stroke survivors (%) (n = 197) | Spouses of controls (%) n = 245 | Dependent stroke survivors (%) (n = 50) | Independent stroke survivors (%) (n = 197) | Controls (%) (n = 245) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 67 (8) | 62 (11) | 64 (9) | 68 (8) | 63 (11) | 65 (9) |
| Female sex | 31 (63) | 131 (67) | 161 (66) | 19 (38) | 65 (33) | 84 (34) |
| Education | ||||||
| Secondary or less | 24 (48) | 72 (37) | 71 (29) | 21 (42) | 70 (36) | 83 (34) |
| High school | 11 (22) | 65 (33) | 89 (36) | 17 (34) | 70 (36) | 87 (36) |
| University | 15 (30) | 60 (30) | 85 (35) | 11 (22) | 57 (28) | 74 (30) |
| Occupationa | ||||||
| Employed | 13 (26) | 92 (47) | 97 (38) | 0 (0) | 64 (32) | 103 (40) |
| Retired | 35 (70) | 91 (46) | 132 (52) | 38 (76) | 110 (56) | 145 (56) |
| Unemployed, sick leave, other | 7 (14) | 25 (13) | 26 (10) | 13 (26) | 57 (29) | 12 (5) |
| Household | ||||||
| Children <18 at Support in home | 2 (4) | 25 (13) | 22 (9) | |||
| Informal supportb | 48 (96) | 31 (16) | 8 (3) | |||
| Formal supportc | 20 (40) | 4 (0.02) | (0) | |||
| mRS score | ||||||
| 0 | 39 (20) | |||||
| 1 | 53 (27) | |||||
| 2 | 105 (53) | |||||
| 3 | 25 (50) | |||||
| 4–5 | 25 (50) | |||||
aSum not equal to 100% because of multiple response alternatives
bSelf-reported information from the spouse concerning whether they provided informal support to their partner
cHome care, personal assistant, or living at nursing home