From: Acceptance of disability and its predictors among stroke patients in Taiwan
Variables | Mean ± SD | n(%) |
---|---|---|
Demographic data | ||
Age (yr) | 66.23 ± 11.24 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 125(71.4) | |
Female | 50(28.6) | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 11(6.3) | |
Married | 164(93.7) | |
Educational level | ||
Low (<9th grade) | 139(79.4) | |
High (>9th grade) | 36(20.6) | |
Monthly income | ||
≦30000 | 107(61.1) | |
≧30001 | 68(38.9) | |
Living status | ||
Living alone | 22(12.6) | |
Cohabitating | 153(87.4) | |
Religious beliefs | ||
Yes | 133(76.0) | |
No | 42(24.0) | |
Sleep disturbance | ||
Yes | 79(45.1) | |
No | 96(54.9) | |
Cigarette smoking | ||
Yes | 88(50.3) | |
No | 87(49.7) | |
Regular exercise | ||
Yes | 116(66.3) | |
No | 59(33.7) | |
Disease characteristics | ||
Disease duration (mo) | 21.68 ± 10.92 | |
Side of lesion | ||
Left | 99(56.6) | |
Right | 76(43.4) | |
Stroke event | ||
First | 132(75.4) | |
Recurrent | 43(24.6) | |
Comorbidity | ||
Yes | 149(85.1) | |
No | 26(14.9) | |
Stroke type | ||
Hemorrhagic | 13(7.4) | |
Ischemic | 162(92.6) | |
Barthel index | 75.09 ± 20.47 |