Table 2. Characteristics of all participants in the focus group discussions.

Data are presented as number of persons (n) or median and range.

People with stroke	Focus group 1 Primary care, rural (n = 4)	Focus group 2 Specialised care, urban (n = 6)
Age at inclusion	71 (58–78)	74 (45–76)
Sex, male	4	5
Different country of birth	0	1
Education
Mandatory	1	4
High School	1	1
University	2	1
Months since stroke	20 (3–84)	3 (1–6)
Working at stroke onset (yes)	2	1
Length of hospitalization, (days)	11 (5–82)	8 (4–11)
History of stroke (yes)	1	3
Characteristics at stroke onset
Ischemic/Hemorrhagic	4/0	4/2
Right/ left/ posterior/ bilateral	3/1/0/0	3/2/1/0
NIHSS	4 (3–10)	2 (1–6)
Aphasia (yes)	0	1
Neglect (yes)	1	0
At discharge
ADL independency (yes)	3	6
Wheel-chair use (yes)	1	0
Healthcare professionals	Focus group 3, Specialised care, urban (n = 4)	Focus group 4 Primary care, rural (n = 4)
Age	43 (37–46)	46 (35–55)
Sex, male	0	1
Nurse/ OT/ Physician	3/0/1	0/1/3
Stroke experience (years)
≤5/ 5-10/ 10	0/1/3	2/1/1

Abbreviations: NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, ADL = Activities of Daily Living, OT = Occupational Therapist