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Table 1 Participant characteristics mainly based on hospital medical records among residents with stroke ≤ 3.5 years (n = 49)

From: Stroke-related health problems and associated actions identified with the post-stroke checklist among nursing home residents

 

Whole sample (n = 49)

Age in years, median (IQR)

86 (79–91)

Months since stroke, median (IQR)

18 (10–34)

Born in Nordic countries, n (%)

44 (90)

Inability to speak the local language n (%)

4 (8)

Pre-stroke living conditions, n (%)

 Nursing home

11 (25)

 Assisted care in own home

17 (39)

Stroke type, n (%)

 Confirmed stroke

45 (92)

 Ischemic stroke

37 (82)

Stroke location n %

 Right

24 (53)

 Left

20 (45)

 Bilateral

1 (2)

Stroke severity, n %

 NIHSSa median (IQR)

8 (4–14)

 Mild stroke (0–5)

19 (40)

 Moderate stroke (6–14)

16 (33)

 Severe stroke (15–24)

11 (23)

 Very severe stroke (≥ 25)

2 (4)

Stroke-related outcomes n %

 Length of hospital stay in days, median (range)

16 (2–90)

 Wheel-chair use at discharge

29 (62)

 Swallowing problems

20 (42)

 Stroke-related visual impairment

7 (14)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Previous stroke

23 (47)

 Dementia

9 (18)

 Cognitive impairment

20 (41)

 Participants with documented comorbidities

49 (100)

 (Included, cardiovascular, diabetes and cancer)

 

Discharge destination from hospital n (%)

 Own home

10 (20)

 Short-stay nursing home

22 (45)

 Permanent nursing home

16 (33)

  1. aNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) measured ≤ 24 h of admission, normal values 0–42. Missing data: Data on stroke type and location (n = 4), NIHSS (n = 1), months since stroke (n = 1), pre-stroke living condition (n = 5), wheelchair use (n = 2, discharge destination (n = 1). Values are presented as numbers and valid percentages unless stated otherwise