Table 1. Demographic, cognitive, and medication adherence profiles of stroke survivors at five years post-stroke.
| Demographics | N (%) | |
| Sex (n = 108) | Male | 73 (67.6) |
| Female | 35 (32.4) | |
| Marital status (n = 101) | Married/cohabiting | 65 (64.4) |
| Single/widowed/divorced | 36 (35.6) | |
| Living arrangements (n = 100) | Living alone | 26 (26.0) |
| Living with others | 71 (71.0) | |
| Nursing home resident | 3 (3.0) | |
| Occupational status (n = 94) | Working full-time or part-time | 18 (19.2) |
| Not working | 76 (80.9) | |
| Education (n = 98) | Primary school | 31 (31.6) |
| Secondary school | 42 (42.9) | |
| Third level | 25 (25.5) | |
| Cognitive impairment |
Impaired N (%) |
|
| Memory (n = 100) | HVLT total recall | 23 (23.0) |
| Executive function (n = 102) | Semantic fluency | 22 (21.6) |
| Letter fluency | 28 (27.5) | |
| Digit symbol coding (n = 96) | 31 (32.3) | |
| Trail Making Test–A (n = 93) | 14 (15.1) | |
| Trail Making Test–B (n = 92) | 23 (25.0) | |
| Composite executive function | 24 (23.8) | |
| Impaired in both NINDS domains (n = 102) | 11 (10.8) | |
| Impaired in at least one NINDS domain (n = 102) | 36 (35.6) | |
| MoCA <24 (n = 101) | 46 (45.5) | |
| Medication adherence |
Non-adherent N (%) |
|
| Prescription refills (PDC<80%) (n = 53) | Lipid modifiers | 8 (15.1%) |
| Antithrombotics | 16 (30.2%) | |
| Antihypertensives | 12 (22.6%) | |
| Self-report (MARS) (n = 95) | 51 (53.7%) | |
NINDS: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment. MARS: Medication Adherence Report Scale.