Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| Group (n=7) |
PWA (n = 3) |
PWOA (n = 4) |
|
| Participants | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 83 (7) | 81 (5) | 84 (8.10) |
| Sex, n female | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Premorbid mobility, n needing aids | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Premorbid living arrangement, n alone | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Time since stroke (d), mean (SD) | 14 (5) | 13 (7) | 15 (5) |
| Stroke severity (NIHSS27 0–42), mean (SD) | 4 (3) | 5 (4) | 5 (3) |
| Mild, n score <8 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Moderate, n score 8–15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Severe, n score >15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobility status at time of data collection | |||
| Independent±walking aid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stand-by assistance | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1–2 person assistance | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hoist/wheelchair | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cognition (MoCA)28 median (range) | 18 (9-22) | 16 (9-18) | 20 (17-22) |
| Aphasia severity, WAB-R11 AQ mean (SD) | 77 (6.50) | ||
| Ward (d) | |||
| Acute (%) | 4 (17) | 4 (40) | 0 (0) |
| Rehabilitation (%) | 19 (83) | 6 (60) | 13 (100) |
| Average number of days in single room per participant (%) | 3.1 (96) | 3 (90) | 3.3 (100) |
AQ, Aphasia Quotient; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; PWA, patient with aphasia; PWOA, patient without aphasia; WAB-R, Western Aphasia Battery-Revised.