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Table 4 Modified Rankin Scale (mRS): Unmet needs (Nikolaus-Score) and recommendation for social work intervention (n = 57)

From: Social work support and unmet social needs in life after stroke: a cross-sectional exploratory study

 

mRS < 3 (low-moderate degree of disability) (n = 34)

mRS > 2 (severe degree of disability) (n = 23)

p-value

Age (mean (SD))

71 (9) (n = 33)

69 (11) (n = 22)

0.491 a

Male, n (%)

22 (65%) (n = 33)

11 (48%) (n = 23)

0.205 b

Nikolaus-score median (IQR)

21 (19–22) (n = 34)

19 (15–20) (n = 23)

0.013 a

Social work intervention recommended (n = 21/53), n (%)

9 (28%) (n = 32)

12 (57%) (n = 21)

0.035 b

  1. aMann-Whitney-U Test, b Chi-Square Test