Clinical Study
Measuring Activity Levels at an Acute Stroke Ward: Comparing Observations to a Device
Table 1
Participant characteristics.
| | Variables | Sample
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| | Age (median IQR) | 80 (76.5–83.5) | | Gender | | | Female | 10 (50) | | First ever stroke | 16 (80) | | Days since stroke (median, iqr) | 7 (5–11) | | Side of lesion | | | Left | 7 (35) | | Right | 13 (65) | | Living arrangements | | | Alone | 8 (40) | | With someone | 12 (60) | | Premorbid mobility | | | Independent | 14 (70) | | With aid | 5 (25) | | Supervision | 1 (5) | | Stroke type: Oxfordshire | | | TACI | 5 (25) | | PACI | 7 (35) | | POCI | 3 (15) | | LACI | 2 (10) | | Haemorrhage | 3 (15) | | Pre-morbid disability: Modified Rankin | | | No symptoms | 10 (50) | | No significant disability | 2 (10) | | Slight disability | 3 (15) | | Moderate disability | 4 (20) | | Moderately severe disability | 1 (5) | | Severe disability | 0 (0) | | Stroke severity: NIHSS score | | | Mild <8 | 12 (60) | | Moderate 8–16 | 5 (25) | | Severe >16 | 3 (15) |
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IQR: interquartile range. NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Total Anterior Circulation Infarct (TACI), Partial Anterior Circulation Infarct (PACI), Posterior Circulation Infarct (POCI), Lacunar Circulation Infarct (LACI).
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