Table 2 Stroke survivor characteristics
Characteristic | n = 18 |
|---|---|
Sex: number (n) (%) | |
 Male | 14 (78) |
 Female | 4 (22) |
Age (years) | |
 Mean (standard deviation (SD)) | 58 (12) |
Occupation pre stroke:n(%) | |
 Managers | 2 (11) |
 Professionals | 6 (33) |
 Student | 1 (5.5) |
 Clerical support workers | 2 (11) |
 Service and sales workers | 3 (17) |
 Craft and related trade workers | 3 (17) |
 Unemployed | 1 (5.5) |
Current work status:n(%) | |
 Retired | 8 (44) |
 Full-time paid | 2 (11) |
 Registered sick/disabled | 6 (33) |
 Unemployed | 1 (6) |
 Student | 1 (6) |
Marital status:n(%) | |
 Single | 9 (50) |
 Married/remarried | 7 (39) |
 Divorced | 2 (11) |
Education (years) | |
 Mean (SD) | 13 (3) |
Cerebral hemisphere affected by stroke:n(%) | |
 Right | 9 (50) |
 Left | 6 (33) |
 Bilateral | 1 (6) |
 Unable to verify | 2 (11) |
Stroke type:n(%) | |
 Ischaemic | 8 (44) |
 Intracerebral haemorrhage | 8 (44) |
 Unable to verify | 2 (11) |
Stroke subtype:n(%) | |
 Total anterior circulation stroke | 4 (22) |
 Partial anterior circulation stroke | 2 (11) |
 Lacunar stroke | 7 (39) |
 Posterior circulation stroke | 3 (17) |
 Unable to verify stroke subtype | 2 (11) |
Time from stroke (months) | |
 Mean, (SD), [range] | 13, (17), [2–139] |
Rivermead Mobility Index | |
 Mean, (SD), [range] | 23, (8), [7–15] |
Use of stick:n(%) | 13 (72) |