From: Dyadic approach to post-stroke hospitalizations: role of caregiver and patient characteristics
 | No. (%) unless otherwise stated | |
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CAREGIVER* FACTORS | ||
 Age (in years) | Mean (SD) | 50.0 (13.2) |
 Gender | Male | 61 (24) |
Female | 195 (76) | |
 Ethnicity | Chinese | 147 (57) |
Non-Chinese | 109 (43) | |
 Marital Status | Married | 201 (79) |
Single | 55 (21) | |
 Caregiver relationship | Spouse | 155 (60) |
Child | 74 (29) | |
Sibling | 10 (4) | |
Others | 17 (7) | |
 Comorbid conditions | None | 153 (60) |
1 | 57 (22) | |
2 | 24 (9) | |
≥3 | 22 (9) | |
 Co-residing with patient | Yes | 227 (89) |
No | 29 (11) | |
 Caring for multiple care recipients | Yes | 106 (41) |
No | 150 (59) | |
Revised memory and behavior checklist | ||
 Memory problems | Mean (SD) | 5.1 (6.0) |
 Depressive behavior problems | Mean (SD) | 3.2 (4.9) |
 Disruptive behavior problems | Mean (SD) | 2.7 (3.6) |
 Caregiver burden | ||
 Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale | Mean (SD) | 31.8 (12.7) |
 Zarit Burden Interview | Mean (SD) | 8.8 (7.9) |
Family conflict | ||
 Attitude towards patient | Mean (SD) | 11.4 (4.5) |
 Attitude towards caregiver | Mean (SD) | 11.6 (4.4) |
Social support (instrumental) | ||
 FDW for general help | Yes | 208 (81) |
No | 48 (19) | |
 FDW for stroke patient | Yes | 33 (13) |
No | 223 (87) | |
 Social Support (perceived) | Mean (SD) | 26.4 (4.9) |
Care management strategies | ||
 Positive strategies | Mean (SD) | 34.5 (10.8) |
 Negative strategies | Mean (SD) | 11.1 (4.6) |
PATIENT# FACTORS | ||
 Age (in years) | Mean (SD) | 61.8 (10.5) |
 Gender | Male | 165 (64) |
Female | 91 (36) | |
 Ethnicity | Chinese | 149 (58) |
Non-Chinese | 107 (42) | |
 Marital Status | Married | 206 (80) |
Single | 50 (20) | |
 Ward Class | Unsubsidized | 21 (8) |
Subsidized | 235 (92) | |
 Charlson Comorbidity Index (during stroke onset) | 1–3 | 52 (20) |
4–6 | 162 (64) | |
≥ 7 | 42 (16) | |
 Stroke type | Ischemic | 227 (89) |
Non-ischemic | 29 (11) | |
 Recurrent stroke | Yes | 42 (16) |
No | 214 (84) | |
 National Institute of Health Scale | Mild (0–4) | 145 (57) |
Moderately severe (5–14) | 97 (38) | |
Severe (15–24) | 14 (5) | |
 Modified Rankin Scale | No or slight disability (0–2) | 105 (41) |
Moderate or severe disability (3–5) | 151 (59) | |
 Mini-Mental State Examination | No (24–30) | 147 (57) |
Mild (18–23) | 64 (25) | |
Severe (1–17) | 45 (18) | |
 Discharge to Community Hospital or step-down facility | Yes | 65 (25) |
No | 191 (75) | |
 Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale | Mean (SD) | 6.3 (5.6) |