Poststroke Fatigue Is Still a Neglected Issue: Findings from an Internet-Based Study on the Need for Information and Treatment in The Netherlands

Table 1

Participant characteristics and correlations with VNSF and FSS7 (𝑁=479).

	Mean ± SD%	VNSF, 𝑟(𝑃)	FSS7, 𝑟(𝑃)
Demographic and stroke data
Age (y)	52.4 ± 10.8	−.15 (<.001)	n.s.
Time since stroke (y)	2.73 ± 4.72	n.s.	n.s.
Gender male	45%	n.s.	n.s.
Education (y)	12.9 ± 2.5	n.s.	n.s.
Living with partner	74%	n.s.	n.s.
Currently employed	57%	n.s.	n.s.
Fatigue
Fatigue severity (VNSF)	6.54 ± 1.85		.39 (<.001)
Both VNSF scales ≥7	48%
Fatigue impact (FSS7)	5.52 ± 1.23	.39 (<.001)
FSS7 > 5	69%
PSF (VNSF≥7 ) since:		n.s.	n.s.
Prestroke	18%
Stroke	53%
1–6 months after stroke	19%
>6 months after stroke	10%
Information and needs
Sum of information scores	5.87 ± 2.88	n.s.	n.s.
Information received on PSF^*		n.s.	n.s.
None	37%
Some	46%
Sufficient	17%
Information on self-management^*		n.s.	n.s.
None	50%
Some	37%
Sufficient	13%
Information on treatment^*		n.s.	n.s.
None	63%
Some	30%
Sufficient	7%
Need for PSF treatment^*		.34 (<.001)	.31 (<.001)
Currently receives treatment	10%
No need	10%
Some	24%
Substantial	56%

^*Categories are combined to none (none), some (a little and some), and sufficient (sufficient and ample/a great need).