Research Article
Variation in Functional Independence among Stroke Survivors Having Fatigue and Depression
Table 1
Characteristics of stroke survivors in the study
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| Variables | | % |
| Sex | | | Male | 37 | 56.9 | Female | 28 | 43.1 | Marital status | | | Married | 50 | 76.9 | Not married | 15 | 23.1 | Educational level | | | None | 14 | 21.5 | Primary/secondary | 25 | 38.5 | Tertiary | 26 | 40.0 | Occupation | | | Employed | 58 | 89.2 | Not employed | 7 | 10.8 | Duration of stroke (years) | | | <1 | 26 | 40.0 | 1-2 | 19 | 29.2 | 3-4 | 13 | 20.0 | >4 | 7 | 10.8 | Upper limb dominance | | | Right | 58 | 89.2 | Left | 7 | 10.8 | Stroke deficit | | | Dominant upper limb paresis | 22 | 33.8 | Nondominant upper limb paresis | 43 | 66.2 | Poststroke characteristic | | | Depression alone | 15 | 23.1 | Fatigue alone | 9 | 13.8 | Combined depression and fatigue | 21 | 32.3 | No fatigue and no depression | 20 | 30.8 | Activity of daily living status | | | Dependent | 36 | 55.4 | Independent | 29 | 44.6 | Instrumental activity of daily living status | | Mean SD | Dependent/independent | 65 | |
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