Table 1 Characteristics of participants
No. participant sex - year of birth | Diagnosis | Living conditions | Housing | Employment status | Leisure activities pre-stroke | (Dis)Abilities post-stroke after discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 F - 1935 | RCVA | Married No children | House Service flat, 1 year post-stroke | No paid job | Cycling, creating postcards, baking, physio fitness, reading, holidays | Walking with rollator outside house Decreased coordination left arm/hand—fatigue |
2 M - 1958 | LCVA | Married Children living away from home | House | Long-term disability | Doing odd jobs and woodwork in garden, computer, visiting antique markets with wife, walking | Walking without devices Decreased coordination right arm/hand—fatigue |
3 F - 1942 | RCVA | Widow Children living away from home | House Flat, 1½ year post-stroke | Retired pre-stroke | Playing cards, social activities with friends, activities of elderly association, aqua jogging | Walking with rollator outside house Decreased coordination left arm/hand—fatigue |
4 M - 1946 | RCVA | Married Children living away from home | Flat | Stopped working post-stroke | Visiting friends and family, attending soccer | Wheelchair inside house; mobility scooter outside Spastic left arm |
5 F - 1946 | RCVA | Living together with partner Children living away from home | Flat | Stopped working post-stroke | Creating postcards, playing badminton, playing saxophone, physio fitness | Walking with rollator outside house Decreased coordination left arm/hand Decreased concentration and attention—fatigue |
6 M - 1951 | RCVA | Living together with partner Children living away from home | Flat | Reintegrated in new job post-stroke | Visiting cultural activities, referee in rugby, position in board care institution, jogging | Wheelchair inside house; mobility scooter outside Walking few meters—paralysed left arm |
7 F - 1948 | LCVA | Widow Children living away from home | Service flat | Retired pre-stroke | Cycling, voluntary work (primary school) | Walking with rollator in and outside house Decreased concentration |
8 F - 1946 | LCVA | Married Children living away from home | Flat | Retired pre-stroke | Walking, visiting theatre and museums, tennis, baby-sitting grandchildren | Walking with rollator in and outside Wheelchair, mobility scooter and adapted bicycle outside Hemiparesis right arm—moderate fatigue Moderate attention in groups of people |
9 F - 1957 | RCVA | Widow Son and daughter living at home | House | Reintegrated post-stroke Stopped working 1 year post-stroke | Visiting friends, church, singing in choir | Walking, cycling and car driving without devices Moderate fatigue Decreased processing of visual and auditive stimuli |
10 M - 1945 | RCVA | Living together with partner Children living away from home | House | Retired pre-stroke | Gardening, horse riding, cycling, doing odd jobs | Walking with stick few meters in and outside Wheelchair and mobility scooter outside Hemiparesis left arm |