Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of participants and caregivers randomized vs included in the analysis by intervention group
| Characteristic | Randomized (n = 33) | Analyzed (n = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate group (n = 16) | Waitlist group (n = 17) | Immediate group (n = 8) | Waitlist group (n = 13) | |
| Age in years, median (P25, P75) | 71 (65, 80) | 67 (58, 79) | 72 (66, 80) | 65 (57,79) |
| No. (%) female | 7 (43) | 8 (47) | 3 (38) | 7 (54) |
| Level of education, No. (%) | ||||
| Secondary school or lower | 9 (56) | 12b (70) | 4 (50) | 9 (75) |
| College | 6 (38) | 2 (12) | 3 (27) | 2 (17) |
| Graduate or Post-graduate | 1 (6) | 1 (6 ) | 1 (13) | 1 (8) |
| No. (%) employed | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) |
| Financial status | ||||
| Some money left over | 10 (62) | 3 (18) | 7 (87) | 2 (15) |
| Just enough to make ends meet | 5 (32) | 8 (47) | 1 (12) | 6 (46) |
| Not enough to make ends meet | 0 (0) | 3 (18) | 0 (0) | 3 (23) |
| Refused to answer | 1 (6) | 3 (18) | 0 (0) | 2 (15) |
| Side of stroke, No. (%) | ||||
| Right | 5 (31) | 9a (53) | 2 (25) | 7 (54) |
| Left | 10 (63) | 7 (41) | 5 (63) | 6 (46) |
| Bilateral | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (12) | |
| Months post-stroke, median (P25, P75) | 12 (7, 17) | 11 (7, 18) | 13 (8, 26) | 12 (8, 18) |
| No. (%) 6–12 months | 8 (50) | 10 (58) | 4 (50) | 6 (46) |
| No. (%) 12–18 months | 4 (25) | 4 (24) | 2 (25) | 4 (30) |
| No. (%) > 18 months | 4 (25) | 3 (18) | 2 (25) | 3 (23) |
| Charlson comorbidity index score, median (P25, P75) | 4 (3, 6) | 4 (3, 5) | 4 (3, 5) | 4 (3, 5) |
| Canadian study of health and aging frailty scale level, No. (%) | ||||
| Very fit | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Well | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 1 (13) | 1 (8) |
| Well with treated comorbid disease | 3 (19) | 1 (6) | 1 (13) | 1 (8) |
| Apparently vulnerable | 3 (19) | 6 (35) | 1 (13) | 5 (39) |
| Mildly frail | 4 (25) | 6 (35) | 2 (25) | 3 (23) |
| Moderately frail | 4 (25) | 3 (18) | 2 (25) | 3 (23) |
| Severely frail | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (13) | 0 (0) |
| Very severely frail | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Terminally ill | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Usual walking aids, No. (%) | ||||
| None | 2 (13) | 5 (29) | 2 (25) | 4 (31) |
| Single point cane | 5 (31) | 5 (29) | 2 (25) | 4 (31) |
| Quad cane | 3 (19) | 0 (0) | 2 (25) | 0 (0) |
| Hemi-walker | 4 (25) | 3 (18) | 1 (13) | 2 (15) |
| 4-wheeled walker | 2 (12) | 4 (24) | 1 (12) | 3 (23) |
| No. (%) using AFOs | 3 (38) | 2 (14) | 3 (38) | 1 (7) |
| No. (%) with a caregiver | 8 (50) | 11 (65) | 7 (87) | 11 (84) |
| Caregiver participants | ||||
| No. (%) of caregivers recruited | 8 (100) | 5 (55) | 6 (85) | 5 (45) |
| Caregiver role | ||||
| Spouse/partner | 6 (75) | 4 (66) | 5 (83) | 4 (80) |
| Child | 2 (25) | 2 (33) | 1 (16) | 1 (20) |
| No. (%) female | 2 (25) | 3 (50) | 2 (33) | 3 (60) |
| Age in years, median (P25, P75) | 68 (61, 74) | 69 (63, 74) | 69 (58, 74) | 68 (58, 74) |
| No. (%) caregivers employed | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) |
| Time spent caregiving, no. (%) | ||||
| 0–9 h/week | 2 (25) | 2 (40) | 2 (33) | 2 (40) |
| 10–20 h/week | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| > 20 h/week | 5 (62) | 3 (60) | 4 (66) | 3 (60) |
Abbreviations: P25 25th percentile, P75 75th percentile, No. number, AFO ankle-foot orthosis
aInformation missing for one participant
bInformation missing for two participants