Table 1 Characteristics of stroke survivors (n = 311) by type, sector and location of service provider
Characteristic | All service providers | Type of service provider | Sector of service provider | Location of service provider | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 311) | OP(n = 84) | DT(n = 117) | HBR(n = 76) | TAC(n = 34) | Public (n = 235) | Private (n = 76) | Centre (n = 201) | Home (n = 110) | |
Age (yr), mean (SD) | 68 (15) | 63 (15) | 68 (17) | 67 (16) | 76 (10) | 67 (16) | 69 (17) | 66 (15) | 70 (13) |
Sex, n male (%) | 166 (72) | 47 (56) | 60 (51) | 46 (61) | 13 (38) | 125 (53) | 41 (54) | 107 (53) | 59 (54) |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||||||
Single | 46 (16) | 16 (19) | 19 (16) | 9 (12) | 2 (6) | 38 (18) | 8 (12) | 35 (19) | 11 (11) |
Married | 180 (63) | 55 (66) | 62 (53) | 44 (58) | 19 (56) | 138 (64) | 42 (61) | 117 (64) | 63 (62) |
Divorced | 16 (6) | 2 (2) | 4 (3) | 8 (11) | 2 (6) | 13 (6) | 3 (4) | 6 (3) | 10 (10) |
Widowed | 44 (15) | 4 (5) | 22 (19) | 7 (9) | 11 (32) | 28 (13) | 16 (23) | 26 (14) | 18 (18) |
Living situation, n (%) | |||||||||
Alone | 62 (21) | 14 (17) | 25 (21) | 13 (17) | 10 (30) | 42 (18) | 20 (26) | 39 (21) | 23 (22) |
Family/spouse | 228 (78) | 62 (74) | 84 (72) | 59 (78) | 23 (68) | 176 (75) | 52 (68) | 146 (79) | 82 (77) |
Time post-stroke (days), med (IQR) | 50 (31–92) | 85 (40–157) | 57 (37–88) | 35 (15–67) | 38 (19–46) | 49 (26–94) | 54 (34–82) | 61 (38–112) | 35 (17–63) |
Side of stroke, n (%) | |||||||||
Left | 149 (48) | 43 (51) | 56 (48) | 33 (43) | 17 (50) | 114 (49) | 35 (46) | 99 (49) | 50 (46) |
Right | 120 (39) | 34 (41) | 47 (40) | 24 (32) | 15 (44) | 87 (37) | 33 (43) | 81 (40) | 39 (36) |
Bilateral/unknown | 42 (13) | 7 (8) | 14 (12) | 19 (25) | 2 (6) | 34 (14) | 8 (11) | 21 (10) | 21 (19) |
Type of stroke, n (%) | |||||||||
Infarct | 127 (41) | 36 (43) | 50 (43) | 23 (30) | 18 (53) | 97 (41) | 30 (40) | 86 (43) | 41 (37) |
Haemorrhage | 49 (16) | 16 (19) | 18 (15) | 12 (16) | 3 (9) | 32 (14) | 17 (22) | 34 (17) | 15 (14) |
Not stated | 134 (43) | 31 (37) | 49 (42) | 41 (54) | 13 (38) | 105 (45) | 29 (38) | 80 (40) | 54 (49) |
Stroke severity (SSS), mean (SD) | 52 (4) | 51 (4) | 51 (4) | 53 (3) | 52 (3) | 52 (4) | 52 (4) | 51 (4) | 53 (3) |
Dependency (mRS), med (IQR) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) |
0–1, n (%) | 20 (8) | 3 (5) | 10 (10) | 6 (13) | 1 (3) | 13 (7) | 7 (12) | 13 (8) | 7 (9) |
≥2, n (%) | 225 (92) | 63 (96) | 89 (90) | 40 (87) | 33 (97) | 174 (93) | 51 (88) | 152 (92) | 73 (91) |
Post-inpatient therapy received | |||||||||
Wait time (days), med (IQR) | 13 (5–35) | 26 (14–76) | 14 (6–41) | 8 (5–18) | 3 (1–5) | 13 (5–35) | 12 (5–31) | 21 (7–49) | 6 (2–12) |
Type, n (%) | |||||||||
Physiotherapy only | 64 (28) | 25 (48) | 15 (13) | 24 (37) | 0(0) | 54 (35) | 10 (13) | 40 (24) | 24 (37) |
Occupational therapy only | 37 (16) | 18 (35) | 13 (11) | 6 (9) | 0(0) | 29 (19) | 8 (11) | 31 (19) | 6 (9) |
Both | 130 (56) | 9 (17) | 86 (75) | 35 (54) | 34(100) | 72 (46) | 58 (76) | 95 (57) | 35 (54) |
Duration (days), med (IQR) | 68 (35–109) | 98 (41–246) | 57 (28–90) | 56 (34–103) | 80 (49–83) | 74 (38–128) | 57 (28–84) | 69 (35–128) | 62 (38–84) |
Sessions (number), med (IQR) | 11 (4–19) | 8 (4–17) | 12 (7–21) | 5 (3–12) | 19 (14–23) | 8 (4–17) | 14 (10–24) | 11 (5–20) | 10 (4–19) |