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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018 Aug;11(8):e004444. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004444

Table 2.

Behavioral and lifestyle risk factors identified by COMPASS nurse via COMPASS-CP questionnaires, July 2016-February 2018.

Behavioral and Lifestyle Risk Factors N n (%)
Know your Numbers—Lack of Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors*
 High Blood Pressure 871 315 (36.2)
 Smoking 871 651 (74.7)
 Diabetes 871 689 (79.1)
 Atrial Fibrillation 871 801 (92.0)
 Heart Disease 871 760 (87.3)
 High Cholesterol 871 472 (54.2)
 Physical Inactivity 871 756 (86.8)
Engage
 Physical Mobility and Safety Concerns 871 292 (33.5)
 Fall in Last 3 Months 871 200 (23.0)
 ADL Limitation 871 181 (20.8)
 IADL Limitation 871 149 (17.1)
 Depression (PHQ-2) 871 308 (35.4)
 Upper Extremity Deficits 871 179 (20.6)
 Patient Stress 871 273 (31.3)
 Family Stress 871 90 (10.3)
Support ††
 Limited Instrumental Social Support 871 282 (32.4)
 Limited Emotional Social Support 663 60 (9.0)
Willingness
 Low Medication Adherence (MGLS) 871 169 (19.4)
 Cognitive Deficits 871 330 (37.9)
 Financial Challenges to Medication Management 871 159 (18.3)
 Polypharmacy (≥5 medications/day) 871 639 (73.4)
Access to Care
 Does not Have PCP 871 62 (7.1)
 Has not Seen PCP in Last 3 Months 871 122 (14.0)
 Has seen PCP in Last 3 Months but Not Since Stroke 871 199 (22.8)
 No Home Health Referrals at Hospital Discharge 759 535 (70.5)
 No Outpatient Therapy Referrals at Hospital Discharge§ 536 414 (77.2)
Self-Rated Health **
 Poor or Fair 867 174 (20.1)
Caregiver Wellbeing ‡‡
 Caregiver Stress 328 112 (34.1)
 Poor or Fair Self-Rated Health** 298 34 (11.4)
 Health Issues or Responsibilities that Interfere with Caregiving§ 295 61 (20.7)
*

Unless otherwise noted, “No Response” was included in the numerator to avoid missing potential care concerns.

ADL = Activities of Daily Living; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; MGLS = 4-item Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence Scale; PCP = Primary Care Physician; PHQ-2 = 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire

Numerator includes patients that responded “Don’t know” and “No Response”.

§

Excludes patients prescribed home health services, as they are ineligible to receive outpatient therapy services; measured at 2-day follow-up call.

**

Denominator excludes “No Response”

††

Instrumental social support = having someone to help bathe/dress, etc. for 30 days if assistance is needed; Emotional social support = having a network of family/friends who visit as often as the patient would like.

‡‡

COMPASS-CP triggered provider to complete Caregiver Assessment