Table 1.
Descriptives at baseline in the different settings: Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Norway; China Rehabilitation Research Center, China; Rusk Institute, United States; Policlinica 2, Russia; Sheba Medical, Israel; Bethlehem Arab Society Rehabilitation, Palestine; El Wafa, Gaza; Högsbo‐Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden; and Bayi, China
| Sunnaas (n = 31) | CRRC (n = 35) | Rusk Inst (n = 17) | Pol. clin 2 (n = 30) | Sheba (n = 14) | BASR (n = 30) | El Wafa (n = 8) | SU/Högsbo (n = 30) | Bayi (n = 35) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (m, SD) | 59.7 (9.8) | 49.5 (13.5) | 63.6 (16.1) | 58.2 (13.4) | 61.2 (12.6) | 60.2 (14.4) | 58.1 (11.9) | 57.3 (5.2) | 58.5 (14.1) |
| Gender (male/female) | 22/9 | 23/12 | 9/8 | 18/12 | 12/2 | 16/14 | 5/3 | 27/3 | 22/13 |
| Marital status: married/single/widow | 14/17/0 | 31/4/0 | 9/6/2 | 23/2/5 | 12/1/1 | 21/2/7 | 7/0/1 | 19/11/0 | 31/2/2 |
| Years in education | |||||||||
| 0–6 years/7–12 years/13+ | 1/14/16 | 3/17/15 | 0/3/14 | 1/9/20 | 1/5/8 | 16/9/5 | 1/2/5 | 0/19/11 | 9/15/11 |
| NIHSSa | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 9.9 |
| mRSb | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| ADL (0–100; m, SD) | 67.5 (17.2) | 45.6 (22.6) | 49.6 (17.5) | 56.7 (25.4) | 43.9 (27.1) | 45.9 (17.8) | 49.4 (29.1) | 64.8 (17.1) | 38.9 (26.0) |
| Length of stay (LOS; m, SD) | 43.3 (25.6) | 69.3 (37.9) | 21.9 (5.8) | 51.3 (9.1) | 82.5 (36.7) | 34.8 (22.3) | 33.9 (26.1) | 46.1 (16.1) | 59.3 (35.8) |
a
0 = no stroke symptoms, 1–4 = minor, 5–15 = moderate, 16–20 = moderate to severe, 21–42 = severe symptoms.
b
1 = no stroke symptoms, 2 = minor, 3 = moderate, 4 = moderate to severe, 5 = severe symptoms, 6 = dead.