Table 1 Characteristics of the persons with stroke according to the dyads combined life satisfaction

Male/female n (%)

16 (57)/12 (43)

17 (81)/4 (19)

21 (66)/11 (34)

54 (67)/27 (33)

Median age in years n (range)

72.5 (49-92)

76 (53-88)

66 (32-84)

71 (32-92)

Civil status n (%)

   married/cohabitating

22 (78)

21 (100)

28 (87.5)

71 (88)

   single

6 (22)

-

4 (12.5)

10 (12)

Children living at home n (%)

1 (4)

5 (24)

6 (19)

12 (15)

Born in Sweden yes/no n (%)

25 (89)/3 (11)

14(67)/7 (33)

25 (87)/7 (21)

64(79)/17(21)

Living conditions n (%)

   Home/apartment

28 (100)

20 (95)

32 (100)

80 (98.5)

   Assisted living

-

1 (5)

-

1 (1.5)

Localization of stroke n (%)

   Left Hemisphere

8 (29)

7 (33)

13 (41)

28 (35)

   Right Hemisphere

18 (64)

11 (52)

15 (47)

44 (54)

   Unspecified

2 (7)

3 (14)

4 (12)

9 (11)

Type of injury n (%)

   Ischemic

24 (86)

18 (86)

28 (87.5)

70 (86)

   Hemorrhage

4 (14)

3 (14)

3 (9)*

10 (12)

Stroke severity n (%)

   Mild

16 (57)

13 (62)

27 (84)

56 (69)

   Moderate

9 (32)

7 (33)

4 (12)

20 (25)

   Severe

3 (10)

1 (5)

1 (3)

5 (6)

Barthel Index median (QR) (at inclusion)

70 (62.5)

65 (55)

92.5 (20)

90.00 (55)

Barthel Index median (QR) (12 m. post stroke)

95 (17.5)

100 (20)

100 (0)

100 (10)

Aphasia n (%)

   No aphasia

21 (75)

13 (62)

24 (75)

58 (72)

   Limited vocabulary/Incoherent speech

5 (18)

4 (19)

7 (22)

16 (20)

   More than yes/no, but no longer sentences

-

3 (14)

1(3)

4 (5)

   Only yes/no or less

1 (3.5)*

1 (5)

-

2 (2)

Global life satisfaction (12 m. post stroke) raw scores n (%)

   Score 1 (low)

-

1 (5)

-

1 (1)

   Score 2 (low)

-

-

-

   Score 3 (low)

1 (3.5)

5 (24)

-

6 (7)

   Score 4 (low)

8 (28.5)

15 (71)

-

23 (28)

   Score 5 (high)

13 (46)

-

13 (41)

26 (32)

   Score 6 (high)

6 (21)

-

19 (59)

25 (31)