Patient factor | Multifaceted intervention (n = 152) | Education intervention (n = 150) | p value** |
---|---|---|---|
Agea | Median 77 (min 30, max 97) | Median 78 (min 15, max 96) | 0.75 (t test) |
Malea | 86 (57Â %) | 84 (57Â %) | 0.98 |
Independently mobile pre-strokea | 139 (92Â %) | 144 (96Â %) | 0.22 |
Born in Australiaa | 76 (52Â %) | 72 (50Â %) | 0.77 |
Pre-stroke living statusa | Â | Â | 0.19 |
 Home with others  Home alone  Residential care | 91 (60 %) 38 (25 %) 22 (15 %) | 95 (63 %) 43 (29 %) 12 (8 %) |  |
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale on admission | 0.45 | ||
 8<  8–16  >16 | 117 (77 %) 28 (18 %) 7 (5 %) | 118 (79 %) 29 (19 %) 3 (2 %) |  |
Oxfordshire Stroke Classification | Â | Â | 0.15 |
 Total anterior circulation infarct  Partial anterior circulation infarct  Posterior circulation infarct  Lacunar infarct  Intracerebral haemorrhage | 13 (9 %) 46 (30 %) 23 (15 %) 58 (38 %) 12 (8 %) | 8 (5 %) 39 (26 %) 28 (19 %) 51 (34 %) 24 (16 %) |  |