Table 1 The participants characteristics at stroke onset and at five years post-stroke (n = 281)
From: Experienced pain after stroke: a cross-sectional 5-year follow-up study
Demographics | |
 Age at time of stroke onset, mean (SD) | 65.4 (13.5) |
 Sex, n (%) | |
  Male | 171 (60.9) |
  Female | 110 (39.1) |
 Stroke type, n (%) | |
  IS | 218 (77.6) |
  ICH | 36 (12.8) |
  SAH | 27 (9.6) |
 NIHSS at stroke onset, n (%), n = 230 | |
  Very mild (0–2) | 144 (62.6) |
  Mild (3–4) | 25 (10.9) |
  Moderate (5–15) | 46 (20.0) |
  Severe (16–46) | 15 (6.5) |
  Median (min-max) | 1 (0–24) |
 H&H, n (%), n = 27 | |
  Grade 1 | 4 (14.8) |
  Grade 2 | 14 (51.9) |
  Grade 3 | 2 (7.4) |
  Grade 4 | 4 (14.8) |
  Grade 5 | 1 (3.7) |
  Unknown | 2 (7.4) |
 Comorbidity, n (%), n = 276 | |
  Musculoskeletal disorder | 36 (13.0) |
  Pain-related disorders | 76 (27.5) |
Characteristics five years post-stroke | |
 Do you receive help with eating/drinking? n (%) n = 277 | |
  Yes | 4 (1.4) |
 Do you receive help going to the bathroom? n (%) n = 279 | |
  Yes | 15 (5.4) |
 Do you receive help getting dressed? n (%), n = 278 | |
  Yes | 19 (6.8) |
 Do you receive help with grocery shopping? n (%), n = 279 | |
  Yes | 73 (26.2) |
 Do you receive help with cleaning? n (%), n = 279 | |
  Yes | 117 (41.9) |
 What is your level of mobility? n (%), n = 279 | |
  Intact mobility | 250 (89.6) |
  Restricted mobility | 29 (10.4) |
 Do you feel depressed? n (%), n = 270 | |
  Experiencing depression | 38 (14.1) |
  Not experiencing depression | 232 (85.9) |
 Do you feel pain? n (%), n = 271 | |
  Experiencing more pain | 42 (15.5) |
  Experiencing less pain | 229 (84.5) |
 Self-perceived recovery post-stroke (SIS), median (min-max), n = 261 | 80 (0–100) |
 Self-perceived health status post-stroke (EQ VAS), median (min-max), n = 254 | 80 (10–100) |