Table 1 Patient characteristics, disease-related data, and functioning at the time of discharge
Variable | Pattern 1 n = 22 | Pattern 2 n = 73 | Pattern 3 n = 57 | Pattern 4 n = 38 | Total n = 190 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), min-max | 70 (15) 39–93 | 75 (12) 39–97 | 77 (13) 35–99 | 76 (10) 45–91 | 75 (12) 35–99 |
Sex, male, n (%) | 16 (71) | 49 (67) | 27 (47) | 20 (53) | 112 (59) |
Cohabiting, n (%) | 15 (68) | 49 (67) | 34 (60) | 25 (66) | 123 (65) |
Education, n (%) | |||||
 Elementary/Secondary | 13 (59)a | 41 (56)c | 32 (56)c | 21 (55)a | 107 (56)d |
 University | 8 (36) | 27 (37) | 20 (35) | 16 (42) | 71 (37) |
Working, n (%) | 6 (27) | 17 (23) | 9 (16) | 5 (13) | 37 (20) |
Help from home services before stroke, n (%) | 3 (14) | 12 (16) | 15 (26) | 10 (26) | 40 (21) |
Type of stroke, n (%) | |||||
 Ischemic | 21 (96) | 70 (96) | 53 (93) | 33 (87) | 177 (93) |
 Intracerebral hemorrhage | 1 (4) | 3 (4) | 4 (7) | 5 (13) | 13 (7) |
Aphasia, n (%) | 3 (14) | 7 (10) | 5 (9) | 6 (16) | 21 (11) |
Reperfusion therapy, n (%) | 5 (23) | 17 (23) | 9 (16) | 4 (11) | 35 (18) |
Stroke severity, n (%) | |||||
 Very mild | 17 (77) | 49 (67) | 23 (40) | 11 (29) | 100 (53) |
 Mild | 4 (18) | 22 (30) | 30 (53) | 19 (50) | 75 (39) |
 Moderate/severe | 1 (5) | 2 (3) | 4 (7) | 8 (21) | 15 (8) |
Charlson Index, n (%) | |||||
 No comorbidity | 11 (50) | 41 (56) | 24 (42) | 17 (45) | 93 (49) |
 Low comorbidity | 8 (36) | 25 (34) | 23 (40) | 15 (39) | 71 (37) |
 Moderate/severe comorbidity | 3 (14) | 7 (10) | 10 (18) | 6 (16) | 26 (14) |
Katz ADL before stroke, dependent, n (%) | 2 (9) | 3 (4) | 9 (16) | 6 (16) | 20 (10) |
Katz ADL post-stroke, dependent, n (%) | 3 (14) | 14 (19) | 25 (44) | 22 (58) | 64 (34) |
Barthel Index, median (IQR) min-max | 95 (94–100) 5–100 | 95 (90–100) 30–100 | 90 (78–100) 0–100 | 85 (60–95) 15–100 | 95 (85–100) 0–100 |
Walking ability, n (%) | |||||
 Walks independently without aid and support | 18 (82) | 49 (67) | 20 (35) | 7 (18) | 94 (50) |
 Walks with walking aid | 2 (9) | 18 (25) | 25 (44) | 14 (37) | 59 (31) |
 Unable to walk/walks with assistance and support | 2 (9) | 6 (8) | 12 (21) | 17 (45) | 37 (19) |
SIS Recovery, mean (SD) min-max | 64 (36) 0–100 | 67 (27) 0-100a | 61 (21) 10–100 | 46 (25) 0-100a | 62 (46–80) 0-100b |
Length of stay, days, median (IQR) min-max | |||||
 Stroke unit | 3 (2–3) 1–6 | 3 (2–4) 1–11 | 4 (2–6) 1–25 | 4 (2–6) 0–28 | 3 (2–5) 0–28 |
 Geriatric warde | 16 (13–19) 13–19 | 9 (8–13) 1–15 | 14 (8–17) 7–54 | 15 (11–22) 5–80 | 13 (9–17) 1–80 |
 Total | 3 (2–3) 1–22 | 3 (2–7) 1–25 | 11 (4–18) 1–69 | 17 (7–25) 1–89 | 5 (2–16) 1–89 |