Table 1 Characteristics of the Participants (n = 106)
Characteristic | No (%), mean (SD), or median (range) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 77 (72.6 %) |
Female | 29 (27.4 %) |
Age, year | 53.63 (11.25) |
Localization | |
Right hemisphere | 48 (45.3 %) |
Left hemisphere | 58 (54.7 %) |
Interval after stroke onset, months | 24.40 (24.11) |
Brunnstrom stage of upper limb | |
Proximal part | 4 (1–6) |
Distal part | 3 (1–6) |
Brunnstrom stage of lower limb | 4 (3–5) |
Fugl-Meyer Assessment of upper limb | 33.74 (17.62) |
Fugl-Meyer Assessment of lower limb | 21.18 (6.94) |
First assessment of fatigue intensity with NRS-FRS | 1.93 (2.30) |
Patients with severe fatigue of 7–10 | 4 (3.8 %) |
Patients with moderate fatigue of 4–6 | 20 (18.9 %) |
Patients with mild fatigue of 1–3 | 40 (37.7 %) |
Patients with no fatigue | 42 (39.6 %) |
Second assessment of fatigue intensity with NRS-FRS | 1.77 (2.21) |
Patients with severe fatigue of 7–10 | 4 (3.8 %) |
Patients with moderate fatigue of 4–6 | 16 (15.1 %) |
Patients with mild fatigue of 1–3 | 42 (39.6 %) |
Patients with no fatigue | 44 (41.5 %) |
Mini Mental State Exam scores | 27.56 (2.43) |