Table 1. Consultations with health care practitioners over the past 12 months by stroke characteristics.
| Average number of consultations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroke characteristics | Doctor | Allied health practitioner | CM practitioner | Total | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Years since | <10 years | (n = 319) | 2.4 (3.5) | 1.3 (3.6) | 0.7 (2.6) | 4.4 (6.8) |
| diagnosis | ≥10 years | (n = 257) | 1.6 (3.3) | 1.2 (4.0) | 0.5 (2.0) | 3.2 (7.3) |
| p-value | 0.002 | 0.569 | 0.394 | 0.038 | ||
| Degree of | 0–2 points | (n = 374) | 1.3 (2.5) | 0.6 (2.3) | 0.4 (1.9) | 2.4 (4.9) |
| disability 1 | 3–5 points | (n = 202) | 3.4 (4.5) | 2.5 (5.3) | 0.9 (3.0) | 6.7 (9.3) |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.045 | <0.001 | ||
| Level of | ≤10 points | (n = 516) | 2.0 (3.3) | 1.2 (3.6) | 0.6 (2.3) | 3.7 (6.8) |
| fatigue 2 | >10 points | (n = 60) | 2.7 (4.4) | 1.8 (4.7) | 0.8 (3.0) | 5.4 (8.8) |
| p-value | 0.106 | 0.202 | 0.513 | 0.091 | ||
| Total | (n = 576) | 2.1 (3.5) | 1.3 (3.8) | 0.6 (2.3) | ||
1 modified Rankin Scale (mRS) (0 = no disability and 5 = severe disability)
2 Modified Fatigue Impact Scale– 5-item version (MFIS-5)
CM: complementary medicine