Table 1 Baseline Characteristics in Phase A (control) and Phase B (patient held record)
From: Improving stroke patients' care: a patient held record is not enough
| Â | Phase A | Phase B | P-value+ |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of subjects N | 165 | 87 | - |
Mean age (range) | 78 (53-93) | 79 (46-98) | 0.62* |
Sex n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 61 (37.0) | 38 (43.7) | Â |
Female | 104 (63.0) | 49 (56.3) | 0.30 |
Race n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
White | 151 (91.5) | 72 (82.8) | Â |
Non-white | 14 (8.5) | 15 (17.2) | 0.04 |
Living conditions n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
Alone | 79 (47.9) | 33 (37.9) | Â |
Not alone/institutionalised | 86 (52.1) | 54 (62.1) | 0.13 |
Last employment n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
Manual | 73 (58.9) | 41. (52.6) | Â |
Non-manual | 51 (41.1) | 37 (47.4) | 0.38 |
Pre-stroke Barthel n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
0.14 | 31 (18.8) | 16 (18.4) | Â |
15-19 | 55 (33.3) | 30 (34.5) | Â |
20 | 79 47.9) | 41 (47.1) | 0.98 |
Pre-stroke extended ADL n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
< 6 | 58 (35.2) | 32 (36.8) | Â |
6-17 | 54 (32.7) | 29 (33.3) | Â |
18-22 | 53 (32.1) | 26 (29.9) | 0.93 |
Ward on admission n(%) | Â | Â | Â |
General medical | 56 (33.9) | 43 (49.4) | Â |
Geriatric | 109 (66.1) | 44 (50.6) | 0.02 |