Characteristic | Study site | ||
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Toronto | London | Pembroke | |
Type of recreation organization | For-profit recreation center | Non-profit recreation center | For-profit fitness center |
No. fitness instructors trained | 3 | 4 | 3 |
No. volunteers trained (qualifications) | 2 (undergraduate students) | 1 (retired physical therapist) | 0 |
Class schedule | Mon: 10:45–11:45 am Fri: 9:30–10:30 am | Tues & Thurs: 2:00–3:00 pm | Mon & Wed: 2:00–3:00 pm |
Program dates | Oct 2017–Jan 2018 | Oct 2017–Jan 2018 | Apr–Jul 2018 |
Class size, Range | 2–6 | 2–4 | 1–4 |
Instructor-plus-volunteer to participant ratio | 1:4 or better | 1:4 or better | 1:4 or better |
No. (%) of 24 classes delivered | 22a (92) | 23a (96) | 24 (100) |
Percent of classes adhering to prescribed class format | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Transportation options utilized | Participant drove Caregiver drove Public adapted transportation Red Cross driving serviceb | Participant drove Caregiver drove Driving serviceb (no public-adapted transportation available) | Participant drove Caregiver drove Driving serviceb (no public-adapted transportation available) |
Type of healthcare organization | Community general hospital with inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation services | Regional stroke center with inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation services | Regional stroke center with inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation services |
Role of decision-maker | Program director, medicine and post-acute services | Medical director, stroke rehabilitation program | Director, physical medicine and rehabilitation |
Healthcare partner (mode of transportation to recreation site) | Physical therapist in outpatient program (car) | Physical therapist in outpatient program (car) | Physical therapist in outpatient program (car) |
Distance to recreation center (km) | 2.0 km | 6.1 km | 2.7 km |
No. (%) of 5 healthcare partner visits completed | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) |