Table 1.
Respondent characteristics.
Characteristic | Statistic N = 210 |
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Country; n (%) | |
France | 29 (14) |
Germany | 26 (12) |
Italy | 30 (14) |
United Kingdom | 20 (10) |
United States of America | 105 (50) |
Sex; n (%) | |
Female | 99 (47) |
Male | 111 (53) |
Employment status; n (%) | N = 207* |
Full time | 76 (38) |
Part time due to spasticity | 72 (35) |
Part time (not due to spasticity) | 10 (5) |
Do not work due to spasticity | 32 (16) |
Do not work (not due to spasticity) | 15 (8) |
Student | 2 (1) |
Age (years); mean [95% CI] | 47.2 [45.9, 48.5] |
Age category; n (%) | |
<40 years old | 39 (19) |
41–50 years old | 110 (52) |
51–60 years old | 48 (23) |
>60 years old | 13 (6) |
Age at time of event (years); mean [95% CI] | 42.7 [41.3, 44.2] |
Etiology; mean [95% CI] | |
Stroke | 45.3 [43.3, 47.4] |
TBI | 40.6 [37.5, 43.7] |
SCI | 40.8 [38.6, 43.0] |
Time since event (years); mean [95% CI] | 4.6 [3.8, 5.4] |
Time category; n (%) | |
<2 years | 44 (21) |
2–5 years | 118 (57) |
6–10 years | 26 (12) |
>10 years | 19 (9) |
Do not remember | 3 (1) |
Symptoms experienced in past year; n (%) | |
Muscle stiffness/rigidity | 148 (70) |
Muscle spasms | 132 (63) |
Muscle pain | 108 (51) |
Unwanted movements of the affected limb | 86 (41) |
Difficulties moving my leg, falling, tripping, loss of balance | 104 (50) |
Difficulties moving my arm/hand, extending my arm, opening my hand | 82 (39) |
Currently receiving BoNT-A; n (%) | 203 (97) |
AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) | 41 (20) |
IncobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin) | 44 (21) |
OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) | 112 (53) |
BoNT-A product unknown | N = 6 (3) |
No (stopped in past 12 months) | 7 (3) |
Time since first BoNT-A injection | |
<2 years | 102 (48) |
2–5 years | 88 (42) |
>5 years | 12 (6) |
Do not remember | 8 (4) |
Injected limbs; n (%) | |
1 Upper limb only | 53 (25) |
Both upper limbs | 37 (18) |
1 Lower limb only | 42 (20) |
Both lower limbs | 42 (20) |
One side (upper and lower limbs) | 31 (15) |
Diagonal (upper and lower limbs) | 4 (2) |
≥2 Limbs | 1 (0) |
Employment status for respondents > 65 years old was not analyzed.