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. 2021 Apr 13;53(6):2785. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2828

Table IV.

Predictors of the need for training (met and unmet) vs no need for training.

Variables n = 461 Met and unmet need for training (n = 307) No need for training (n = 154) Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value
Country, n (%)
 Norway 313 204 (65) 109 (71) 1.26 0.82–1.93 0.28 2.23 1.26–3.94 0.006
 Denmark 148 104 (34) 44 (29)
Age, n (%) 0.94 0.61–1.47 0.79 0.57 0.32–1.00 0.052
 < 65 years 121 82 (27) 39 (25)
 > 65 years 340 226 (73) 115 (75)
Sex, n (%) 0.71 0.47–1.05 0.08 1.63 98–2.70 0.060
 Male 266 169 (55) 97 (63)
 Female 195 139 (45) 56 (37)
Living alone pre-stroke, n (%) 168 121 (39) 47 (31) 0.71 47–1.07 0.10
Dependent on help pre-stroke, n (%) 40 33 (11) 7 (5) 2.55 1.01–5.92 0.03
Working pre-stroke, n (%) 100 66 (21) 34 (22) 1.04 0.66–1.69 0.82
SSS median score (25–75% IQR) 461 46 (41–52) 50 (46–56) 1.07 1.07–1.10 0.001
Stroke subtype, ischaemic, n (%) 421 285 (93) 136 (89) 1.54 0.80–2.99 0.19
Treated with thrombolysis, n (%) 73 51 (17) 22 (14) 0.84 0.49–1.45 0.54
LOS in stroke unit, median days (25–75% IQR) 461 5 (2–8) 2 (2–4.5) 0.81 0.76–0.87 0.001 0.85 0.78–0.94 0.001
mRS score at 3 months 8.30 3.51–19.55 0.001 19 0.07–0.51 0.001
 0–2, n (%) 375 229 (75) 147 (95)
 3–5, n (%) 86 78 (25) 7 (5)
HADS Anxiety score > 8 at 3 months 45 33 (11) 12 (8) 1.50 0.72–3.11 0.28
HADS Depression score >8 at 3 months 40 31(10) 9(6) 1.83 0.84–3.92 0.13
Inpatient rehabilitation 161 153 (50) 8 (3) 18.1 8.54–37.98 0.001 23.5 10.4–53.2 0.001
Community-based rehabilitation 114 90 (28) 24 (15) 2.20 1.34–3.63 0.002 5.61 3.15–10.0 0.001
No rehabilitation 186 65 (21) 121 (51) 0.007 0.04–0.11 0.001 Reference

Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.49. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; IQR: interquartile range; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SSS: Scandinavian Stroke Scale; LOS: length of stay; mRS: modified Rankin scale.