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| | (%) |
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| Mean age in years (SD), range | 58.4 (11.7), 23–85 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 25 (37%) |
| Male | 43 (63%) |
| Mean years of education (SD), range | 11.9 (3.1), 7–18 |
| Side of lesion | |
| Right hemisphere | 28 (41%) |
| Left hemisphere | 40 (59%) |
| Earlier strokes | |
| Yes | 2 (3%) |
| No | 64 (94%) |
| Missing | 2 (3%) |
| Mean duration of illness in months (SD), range | 3.5 (1.1), 1.5–5.4 |
| Practical and cognitive function during rehabilitation at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital | |
| Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) mean (SD), range | 31 (0.8), 2–4 |
| MRS > 2 | 44 (65%) |
| Dependence in ADL | |
| Verbal communication (dependent) | 20 (29%) |
| Toileting and continence (dependent) | 9 (13%) |
| Dressing (dependent) | 16 (24%) |
| Indoors mobility (dependent) | 11 (16%) |
Overall cognitive function: severity of cognitive
deficits | |
Mild (all cognitive functions < 2 SD below the
mean) | 21 (31%) |
Moderate (some focal deficits 2 SD below the
mean) | 25 (37%) |
Severe (general + some focal deficits 2 SD
below the mean) | 14 (21%) |
Global (all cognitive functions 2 SD below
the mean) | 8 (12%) |
Block Assembly, age-scaled score (),
mean (SD), and range | 6.9 (1.8), 0–15 |
Raven’s Coloured Matrices, t score (),
mean (SD), and range | 44.7 (19.0), 0–81 |
| Occupational status at followup | |
| Employment | 16 (24%) |
| Disability pension | 32 (47%) |
| Age retirement | 20 (29%) |
| Civic status at followup | |
| Single (widowed/divorced/never married) | 17 (25%) |
| Married/cohabitant | 51 (75%) |
| Self-reported satisfaction at followup (yes, clearly satisfied) | |
| Psychosocial support from proxies () | 60 (89%) |
Community home service and rehabilitation
services () | 44 (67%) |
Self-reported emotional distress at followup
(HADS > 10) | 28 (41%) |
Self-reported wellbeing at followup
(GHQ-30 < 6) | 31 (46%) |
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