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Table 4 Demographic and stroke-related details of patients included in post-intervention audit

From: Education-only versus a multifaceted intervention for improving assessment of rehabilitation needs after stroke; a cluster randomised trial

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 (57 %)

84 (57 %)

0.98

Independently mobile pre-strokea

139 (92 %)

144 (96 %)

0.22

Born in Australiaa

76 (52 %)

72 (50 %)

0.77

Pre-stroke living statusa

  

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

  

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 %)

 
  1. **Chi-squared test unless stated
  2. aData missing: gender n = 2, age n = 2, pre-stroke living status n = 1, independently mobile pre-stroke n = 1, born in Australia n = 11