Table I.
Characteristics of stroke patients admitted for inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation in a rehabilitation facility, completing and not completing the present study
| Inpatients who completed the study, n = 244 | Outpatients who completed the study, n = 69 | p-valuea inpatients vs outpatients | Patients who completed the study, n = 313 | Patients who did not complete the study, n = 52 | p-valuec patients who did vs who did not complete the study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, male, n (%) | 146 (60) | 39 (57) | 0.62 | 185 (59) | 28 (54) | 0.54 |
| Age, years, mean (SD)) | 60 (12) | 56 (12) | 0.02 | 59 (12) | 62 (12) | 0.11 |
| Education level, n (%) | 0.19 | 0.41 | ||||
| Low | 109 (45) | 22 (32) | 131 (42) | 26 (50) | ||
| Medium | 63 (26) | 26 (38) | 88 (28) | 13 (25) | ||
| High | 72 (30) | 22 (32) | 94 (30) | 14 (27) | ||
| Type of stroke (ischaemic), n (%) | 183 (75) | 57 (83) | 0.20 | 240 (77) | 41 (79) | 0.71 |
| Stroke localization, n (%) | 0.37 | 0.66 | ||||
| Left | 109 (45) | 38 (57) | 147 (48) | 26 (50) | ||
| Right | 104 (43) | 22 (33) | 127 (41) | 21 (40) | ||
| Other | 31 (13) | 9 (12) | 40 (13) | 5 (9) | ||
| Rehabilitation (inpatient), n (%) | 244 (78) | 45 (87) | 0.20 | |||
| Duration inpatient rehabilitation, days, median (IQR) | 44 (14–155) | - | ||||
| n = 239 | ||||||
| Outpatient rehabilitation after inpatient rehabilitation, n (%) | 146 (61) | - | ||||
| n = 241 | ||||||
| Duration outpatient rehabilitation, days, median (IQR) | 126 (72–186) | 105 (70–164) | ||||
| n = 113 | n = 67 | |||||
| Barthel Index, mean (SD)a | 14 (5) | - | - | 14 (4) | 14 (5) | 0.54 |
| Communication (SIS)b, median (IQR) | 93 (79–100) | 86 (71–93) | 0.01 | 92 (75–100) | 88 (73–96) | 0.43 |
| n = 212 | n = 64 | n = 282 | n = 45 | |||
| Mobility (SIS)b, median (IQR) | 81 (43–96) | 92 (78–100) | 0.06 | 83 (64–97) | 58 (54–92) | 0.15 |
| n = 37 | n = 20 | n = 57 | n =7 | |||
| Memory and thinking (SIS)b, median (IQR) | 89 (74–96) | 75 (65–86) | <0.01 | 86 (71–96) | 80 (63–94) | 0.24 |
| n = 218 | n = 64 | n = 288 | n = 46 | |||
| Hand function (SIS)b,d, median (IQR) | 50 (5–80) | 75 (55–80) | 0.02 | 60 (9–80) | 40 (3–73) | 0.30 |
| n = 130 | n = 20 | n = 150 | n = 24 |
a
Scale range 1–20; higher scores denote better functioning.
b
Scale range 0–100; higher scores indicate a lower level of difficulty experienced with the task.
c
p-value of the independent samples t-test, the Fisher’s exact test or the Mann-Whitney U test, where appropriate.
d
Only for patients who indicated that their hand was affected by stroke. SD: standard deviation.