Table V.
Predictors of need for help (met and unmet) vs no need for help.
| Variables | n = 466 | Met/unmet need for help (n = 321) | No need for help (n = 145) | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | ||||
| Country, n (%) | 312 | 222 (69) | 90 (62) | 0.73 | 0.48–1.10 | 0.13 | 1.05 | 0.62–1.77 | 0.85 |
| Norway | 312 | 222 (69) | 90 (62) | 0.73 | 0.48–1.10 | 0.13 | 1.05 | 0.62–1.77 | 0.85 |
| Denmark | 154 | 99 (31) | 55 (38) | ||||||
| Age, n (%) | 0.90 | 0.72–1.40 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.45–1.24 | 0.26 | |||
| <65 years | 122 | 82 (25) | 40 (28) | ||||||
| >65 years | 344 | 239 (75) | 105 (72) | ||||||
| Sex, n (%) | 1.11 | 0.78–1.73 | 0.47 | 1.15 | 0.72–1.84 | 0.55 | |||
| Male | 268 | 181 (57) | 87 (60) | ||||||
| Female | 198 | 140 (43) | 58 (40) | ||||||
| Living alone pre-stroke, n (%) | 171/464 | 128 (40) | 43 (30) | 1.57 | 1.03–2.39 | 0.037 | |||
| Dependent on help pre-stroke, n (%) | 38/449 | 34 (11) | 4 (3) | 4.31 | 1.50–12.40 | 0.007 | |||
| Working pre-stroke, n (%) | 101/466 | 71 (22) | 30 (21) | 0.93 | 0.57–1.50 | 0.76 | |||
| Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS), median score (25–75% IQR) | 466 | 46 (41–53) | 50 (45–56) | 1.05 | 1.03–1.08 | 0.001 | |||
| Stroke subtype, ischaemic, n (%) | 426/466 | 293 (91) | 133 (92) | 0.95 | 0.46–1.91 | 0.87 | |||
| Treated with thrombolysis, n (%) | 76/466 | 50 (16) | 26 (18) | 1.18 | 0.70–1.99 | 0.53 | |||
| LOS in stroke unit, median days (IQR) | 466 | 5 (2–8) | 2 (1–5) | 0.82 | 0.76–0.88 | 0.001 | 0.89 | 0.82–0.97 | 0.010 |
| Modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at 3 months | 15.9 | 4.9–51.3 | 0.001 | 11.11 | 3.30–37.46 | 0.001 | |||
| 0–2, n (%) | 382 | 240 (75) | 142 (98) | ||||||
| 3–5, n (%) | 84 | 81 (25) | 3 (2) | ||||||
| HADS Anxiety score > 8 at 3 months | 45/297 | 30 (9) | 15 (10) | 1.02 | 0.52–2.00 | 0.95 | |||
| HADS Depression score > 8 at 3 months | 40/304 | 26 (8) | 14 (9) | 0.99 | 0.49–1.97 | 0.96 | |||
| Inpatient rehabilitation | 159 | 148 (46) | 11 (7) | 10.7 | 5.56–20.51 | 0.001 | 9.8 | 4.78–20.11 | 0.001 |
| Community-based rehabilitation | 117 | 84 (26) | 33 (23) | 0.82 | 0.52–1.30 | 0.41 | 2.84 | 16.65–4.81 | 0.001 |
| No rehabilitation | 187 | 86 (27) | 101 (69) | 0.16 | 0.10–0.25 | 0.001 | Reference | ||
Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.36. 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.