Table 1.
Comparison of homogeneity between the two groups in terms of the basic characteristics before the intervention.
| Variables | Total (N = 65) | Experimental Group (N = 33) | Control Group (N = 32) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | x2 | p | |
| Sex | 0.23 | 0.639 | ||||||
| Male | 47 | 72.3 | 23 | 69.7 | 24 | 75.0 | ||
| Female | 18 | 27.7 | 10 | 30.3 | 8 | 25.0 | ||
| Marital status | 0.13 | 0.727 | ||||||
| Unmarried/widowed/divorced | 17 | 26.2 | 8 | 24.2 | 9 | 28.1 | ||
| Married/cohabiting/separated | 48 | 73.8 | 25 | 75.8 | 23 | 71.9 | ||
| Living situation | 2.05 | 0.157 | ||||||
| Solitary | 5 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 12.5 | ||
| With others | 60 | 92.3 | 32 | 97.0 | 28 | 87.5 | ||
| Religion | 1.97 | 0.168 | ||||||
| No | 15 | 23.1 | 10 | 30.3 | 5 | 15.6 | ||
| Yes | 50 | 76.9 | 23 | 69.7 | 27 | 84.4 | ||
| Level of education | 12.45 | 0.060 | ||||||
| Junior high school/under junior high school | 37 | 56.9 | 25 | 75.8 | 12 | 37.5 | ||
| High school (vocational) | 15 | 23.1 | 5 | 15.2 | 10 | 31.3 | ||
| College or above | 13 | 20.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 10 | 31.3 | ||
| Working situation | 1.06 | 0.312 | ||||||
| No | 56 | 86.2 | 27 | 81.8 | 29 | 90.6 | ||
| Yes | 9 | 13.8 | 6 | 18.2 | 3 | 9.4 | ||
| Economic conditions | ||||||||
| Main source of income | 2.09 | 0.470 | ||||||
| Children/spouse/brothers or sisters/parent/other | 34 | 52.3 | 19 | 57.6 | 15 | 46.9 | ||
| Pension/government grants | 16 | 24.6 | 6 | 18.2 | 10 | 31.3 | ||
| Work | 15 | 23.1 | 8 | 24.2 | 7 | 21.9 | ||
| Adequacy of the cost of living | 6.60 | 0.776 | ||||||
| Sufficient and more than/roughly enough | 31 | 47.7 | 11 | 33.3 | 20 | 62.5 | ||
| Inadequate | 32 | 49.2 | 20 | 60.6 | 12 | 37.5 | ||
| Very inadequate | 2 | 3.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Smoking history | 0.02 | 0.892 | ||||||
| Non-smoker | 36 | 55.4 | 18 | 5.4 | 18 | 56.3 | ||
| Smoker | 29 | 44.6 | 15 | 45.5 | 14 | 43.7 | 0.38 | 0.544 |
| Type of stroke | ||||||||
| Blockage/ischemic stroke | 33 | 50.8 | 18 | 54.5 | 15 | 46.9 | ||
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 32 | 49.2 | 15 | 45.5 | 17 | 53.1 | ||
| Stroke area | 9.35 | 0.543 | ||||||
| Anterior cerebral artery | 12 | 18.5 | 7 | 21.2 | 5 | 15.6 | ||
| Middle cerebral artery | 21 | 32.3 | 12 | 36.4 | 9 | 28.1 | ||
| Posterior cerebral artery | 8 | 12.3 | 6 | 18.2 | 2 | 6.3 | ||
| Basal ganglia | 10 | 15.4 | 2 | 6.1 | 8 | 25.0 | ||
| Thalamus | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.1 | ||
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 8 | 12.3 | 2 | 6.1 | 6 | 18.8 | ||
| Brain stem | 4 | 6.2 | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 3.1 | ||
| Hemi paralysis | 0.12 | 0.731 | ||||||
| Left side | 44 | 67.7 | 23 | 69.7 | 21 | 65.6 | ||
| Right side | 21 | 32.3 | 10 | 30.3 | 11 | 34.4 | ||
| Risk factors for stroke | 0.83 | 0.569 | ||||||
| No | 4 | 6.2 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.3 | ||
| Hypertension | 32 | 49.2 | 17 | 51.5 | 15 | 46.9 | ||
| Diabetes | 3 | 4.6 | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 3.1 | ||
| Heart disease | 4 | 6.2 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.3 | ||
| Cardiovascular disease and diabetes | 19 | 29.2 | 9 | 27.3 | 10 | 31.3 | ||
| Hypertension and heart disease | 3 | 4.6 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.3 | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p | |
| Age | 61.46 | 13.88 | 61.61 | 14.71 | 61.31 | 2.60 | 0.09 | 0.933 |
| Number of people living together | 3.37 | 2.53 | 4.12 | 2.76 | 2.60 | 2.05 | 2.53 | 0.360 |
| Number of diseases | 2.79 | 1.10 | 2.33 | 0.89 | 3.19 | 1.26 | −3.39 | 0.052 |