Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients that participated in the needs assessment and usability test
From: Development of a patient decision aid for discharge planning of hospitalized patients with stroke
Patient characteristic | Needs assessment (survey, n = 52) | Usability test (think-aloud session, n = 6) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years – mean (SD) | 70.4 (12.8) | 76.6 (10.0) |
Male sex | 28 (53.8) | 2 (33.3) |
Education level | ||
- high | 11 (21.2) | 1 (16.7) |
- middle | 18 (34.6) | 2 (33.3) |
- low | 22 (42.3) | 1 (16.7) |
- unknown | 1 (1.9) | 2 (33.3) |
Diagnosis | ||
- ischemic stroke | 48 (92.3) | 5 (83.3) |
- hemorrhagic stroke | 2 (3.8) | 1 (16.7) |
- TIA | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0) |
Location of ischemic stroke | ||
- middle cerebral artery | 32 (61.5) | 3 (50.0) |
- anterior cerebral artery | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
- posterior cerebral artery | 4 (7.7) | 0 (0) |
- vertebrobasilar | 11 (21.2) | 1 (16.7) |
- missing | 1 (1.9) | 1 (16.7) |
NIHSS – median (IQR) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–6) |
Treatment at EDa | ||
- intravenous thrombolysis | 18 (34.6) | 2 (33.3) |
- endovascular thrombectomy | 2 (3.8) | 0 (0) |
- none | 32 (61.5) | 2 (33.3) |
- missing | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) |
Period since stroke, months | ||
- 0–3 months | 17 (32.7) | 4 (66.7) |
- 3–12 months | 33 (63.5) | 0 (0) |
- > 12 months | 1 (1.9) | 2 (33.3) |
- unknown | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0) |