Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Mean | Range | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregivers (N = 40) | |||
| Age | 60.6 | 23–89 | |
| Female | 29 (72.5) | ||
| Relationship to stroke survivor | |||
| Spouse | 27 (67.5) | ||
| Adult child/child in-law | 12 (30) | ||
| Mother | 1 (2.5) | ||
| Stroke survivors (N = 33) | |||
| Age | 68.5 | 33–84 | |
| Male | 21 (63.6) | ||
| Admission FIM | 45 | 18–73 | |
| Type of stroke | |||
| Ischemic | 24 (72) | ||
| Hemorrhagic | 5 (15) | ||
| Unclassified | 4 (13) | ||
| Ethnicity—caregivers and stroke survivors (N = 73) | |||
| African American/Black | 13 (18) | ||
| White | 57 (78) | ||
| Other | 3 (4) | ||
Note: FIM = functional independence measure.