Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants and therapists

Participants

n = 40

 Age (years), mean (SD)

68 (13)

 Sex, n males (%)

27 (64)

 Time since stroke (days), mean (SD)

27 (24)

 Side of hemiplegia, n right (%)

26 (62)

 Type of stroke, n ischemic (%)

34 (81)

  TACI

2 (5)

  PACI

29 (69)

  POCI

6 (14)

  LACI

3 (7)

 Modified Rankin scale, 0–5, median (IQR)

3 (3–3)

 Aphasia, n yes (%)

8 (19)

 Thrombolysis, n yes (%)

3 (7)

 Co-morbidities (number), mean (SD)

3.0 (1.8)

 Previous living arrangements, n alone (%)

13 (31)

Therapists

n = 12

 Experience, years, mean (SD)

10 (8)

 Sex, number male (%)

4 (33)

 Participants treated, mean (SD)

8 (13)