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Table 5 Contact with social workers (n = 57)

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

 

Never had contact with social worker (n = 17)

Had contact with social worker (n = 40)

p-value

Age (mean (SD))

71 (12) (n = 17)

70 (9) (n = 38)

0.247 a

Male, n (%)

12 (70%) (n = 17)

21 (53%) (n = 40)

0.251b

Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) median (IQR)

1 (1–3) (n = 17)

2 (1–3) (n = 40)

0.058 a

Years of education Median (IQR)

16 (12–19) (n = 17)

14 (12–16) (n = 39)

0.352 a

Net income in Euro median (IQR)

2250 (1300–2500) (n = 15)

2050 (913–2650) (n = 32)

0.714 a

Nikolaus-score median (IQR)

21 (17–22) (n = 17)

20 (17–21) (n = 40)

0.313 a

Nikolaus-score < 17 Points n (%)

3 (18%) (n = 17)

7 (18%) (n = 40)

0.989 b

Social work intervention recommended n (%)

5 (31%) (n = 16)

16 (43%) (n = 37)

0.412 b

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