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) |