Research Article

Variation in Functional Independence among Stroke Survivors Having Fatigue and Depression

Table 1

Characteristics of stroke survivors in the study .

Variables %

Sex
 Male3756.9
 Female2843.1
Marital status
 Married5076.9
 Not married1523.1
Educational level
 None1421.5
 Primary/secondary2538.5
 Tertiary2640.0
Occupation
 Employed5889.2
 Not employed710.8
Duration of stroke (years)
 <12640.0
 1-21929.2
 3-41320.0
 >4710.8
Upper limb dominance
 Right5889.2
 Left710.8
Stroke deficit
 Dominant upper limb paresis2233.8
 Nondominant upper limb paresis4366.2
Poststroke characteristic
 Depression alone1523.1
 Fatigue alone913.8
 Combined depression and fatigue2132.3
 No fatigue and no depression2030.8
Activity of daily living status
 Dependent3655.4
 Independent2944.6
Instrumental activity of daily living statusMean SD
 Dependent/independent65