Table 1 Categorization of the independent variables
Independent variables | Criteria for categorization |
|---|---|
Age | ≤65/>65 |
Sex | Male/female |
Civil status | Living with a partner/living alone |
Personal finances | Affluent/not affluent |
Education | ≤9 years/>9 years |
Severity | Mild/Moderate or severe |
Sense of Coherence (SOC) | Strong SOC (>lowest quartile)/weak SOC (≤lowest quartile) |
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)domains* | |
Strength | All domains of the SIS: |
Memory | Low impact (≥median)/high impact (<median) |
Emotion | |
Communication | |
ADL | |
Mobility | |
Hand function | |
Participation | |
Recovery | Good recovery (≥ median)/poor recovery (< median) |