Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants (n = 50).
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 60.8 (9.4) |
| Men, n | 34 |
| Type of stroke, n | |
| Hemorrhagic | 11 |
| Ischemic | 10 |
| Unknown | 29 |
| Right side affected, n | 34 |
| Time between stroke and admission (days), mean (SD) | 124.4 (106.5) |
| Min/max | 16/459 |
| Treatment duration (days), mean (SD) | 121.8 (74.3) |
| Min/max | 9/294 |
| Number of physiotherapy sessions offered, mean (SD) | 17.3 (13.2) |
| Min/max | 4/69 |
| Number of physiotherapy sessions attended, mean (SD) | 15.5 (11.8) |
| Min/max | 4/58 |
| CMSA | |
| Foot, mean | 5.2 |
| Median | 5 |
| Leg, mean | 5.6 |
| Median | 6 |
| Comorbidities, n | |
| Cardiac | 43 |
| Diabetes | 15 |
| Mobility and balance tests at intake, mean (SD) | |
| Mini-BESTest total score | 18.2 (6.5) |
| TUG time (seconds) | 14.2 (8.7) |
| TUG dual-task time (seconds) | 17.9 (10.7) |
| ABC scale score (%) | 61.6 (21.2) |
| Mean change in the Mini-BESTest | |
| Intake | 18.3 (0.9) |
| Discharge | 22.4 (0.7) |
SD: standard deviation; CMSA: Chedoke-McMaster stroke assessment: 7-point scale impairment inventory, from most impairment (one flaccid paralysis) to no impairment (seven normal movement); TUG: timed up and go; Mini-BESTest: mini balance evaluation systems test; ABC: activities-specific balance confidence scale.