| | |
Caregiver (n = 56)*
|
Care recipient (n = 57)*
|
|---|
|
Age
| | | |
|
Mean (SD)
| |
61.9 years (14.4)
|
65.2 years (14.6)
|
|
Range
| |
29-88 years
|
32-88 years
|
|
Sex
|
Male
|
9 (16.1%)
|
50 (87.7%)
|
| |
Female
|
47 (83.9%)
|
7 (12.3%)
|
|
Education
|
More than high school
|
35 (62.5%)
|
34 (59.7%)
|
| |
High school
|
12 (21.4%)
|
11 (19.3%)
|
| |
Less than high school
|
8 (14.3%)
|
12 (21.1%)
|
|
Employment
|
Employed
|
19 (33.9%)
|
8 (14.0%)
|
| |
Retired/unemployed/medical leave
|
37 (66.1%)
|
49 (86.0%)
|
|
Help with care
| |
18 (32.7%)
| |
|
Residing together
| |
56 (100%)
| |
|
Time since stroke
| | | |
|
Mean (SD)
| | |
31.7 months (14.1)
|
|
Range
| | |
7-61 months
|
|
<6 months
| | |
0
|
|
6-12 months
| | |
18
|
|
>12 months
| | |
38
|
|
Stroke type
|
Infarct
| |
40 (71.4%)
|
| |
Haemorrhage
| |
14 (25.0%)
|
| |
Infarct and haemorrhage
| |
2 (3.6%)
|
| |
Left hemisphere
| |
29 (51.8%)
|
| |
Right hemisphere
| |
24 (42.9%)
|
| |
Bilateral
| |
3 (5.4%)
|
- * The sum totals may vary due to missing data.
