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Table 1 Demographic and rehabilitation process factors of the participants

From: Provision of inpatient rehabilitation and challenges experienced with participation post discharge: quantitative and qualitative inquiry of African stroke patients

 

South Africa

Tanzania

Rwanda

Sample size number

168

145

139

Age: mean (SD)

62.6(13.78)

57.7(18.67)

56.3(17.4)

Ranges

20–90

19–80

17–92

Gender:

   

Female %

59

52.3

53.2

Male %

41

47.7

46.8

LOS (days) (Standard Deviation)

7.38(5,10)

12.16 (4.1)

8.2 (10.18)

Range

2–41

0–180

0–172

TSO (days) (SD)

0.3 (1,04)

1.2 (0.42)

6.8 (18.348)

Range

0–7

0–3

0–180

% of participants receiving PT

98

67.5

39.6

Average number of physiotherapy sessions received

2

3

2

Ranges

1–22

1–32

1–24

  1. LOS length of hospital stay, TSO time since stroke onset, PT physiotherapy