Perceived Caregiver Strain, 3- and 18-Month Poststroke, in a Cohort of Caregivers from the Life after Stroke Trial (LAST)
Table 1
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics in mean (m) and standard deviation (SD). In persons with stroke divided into groups of reported change in Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), in frequencies (n) and percentages (%), between 3 and 18 months.
Improved (n = 7)
Minor/no difference baseline/18 mo (n = 130)
Deteriorated (n = 10)
No data CSI (n = 233)
Age (m; SD)
67.3 (9.6)
70.9 (10.5)
73.2 (10.1)
72.7 (11.7)
Gender females/males (n, %)
2 (29%)/5 (71%)
51 (39%)/79 (61%)
5 (50%)/5 (50%)
91 (39%)/142 (61%)
Civil status single/cohabitant (n, %)
3 (43%)/4 (57%)
36 (28%)/94 (72%)
2 (20%)/8 (80%)
65 (28%/168 (72%)
Barthel Index (m; SD)
94.29 (6.1)
96.87 (7.64)
95.5 (6.4)
95.2 (8.9)
Barthel Index 18 mo (m; SD)
96.43 (4.8)
96.56 (9.86)
87.48 (19.0)
84.66 (30.9)
6MWT1 baseline (m; SD)
457.5 (55.1)
445.93 (147.2)
352.5 (178.4)
389.23 (153.4)
6MWT 18 mo (m; SD)
453. 20 (115.2)
455.16 (124.8)
379.0 (187.8)
361.29 (198.8)
Gait speed baseline m/s (m; SD)
1.22 (0.6)
1.48 (0.6)
1.46 (0.6)
1.25 (0.5)
Gait speed 18 mo·m/s (m; SD)
1.57 (0.7)
1.48 (0.6)
1.23 (0.6)
0.81 (0.7)
MMSE2 baseline (m; SD)
26.86 (2.9)
28.12 (2.3)
28.1 (2.1)
27.9 (2.3)
MMSE 18 mo (m; SD)
28.7 (1.9)
27.97 (2.5)
26.6 (5.5)
27.4 (3.6)
HADS3 baseline (m; SD)
3.0 (2.3)
2.55 (2.6)
4.22 (5.3)
3.69 (3.1)
HADS 18 mo (m; SD)
2.86 (3.6)
3.0 (2.82)
5.8 (5.9)
3.81 (3.0)
TMT-A4 baseline s (m; SD)
61.5 (33.5)
57.58 (28.6)
92.5 (60.0)
64.53 (36.9)
TMT-B5 baseline s (m; SD)
2.86 (3.6)
143.92 (70.4)
196.83 (95.8)
138.51 (77.4)
TMT-A 18 mo s (m; SD)
51.29 (23.1)
63.31 (42.4)
72.56 (54.5)
62.2 (36.8)
TMT-B 18 mo s (m; SD)
154.57 (92.3)
140.06 (76.9)
122.80 (54.1)
125.09 (68.5)
mRS baseline (m; SD)
1.3 (1.3)
1.34 (1.1)
1.57 (1.4)
1.51 (1.1)
NIHSS6 total baseline
1.2 (1.6)
1.5 (2.5)
1.5 (1.6)
1.5 (2.2)
16MWT = 6 minute walk test, 2MMSE = minimal mental status evaluation, 3HADS = hospital anxiety and depression scale, 4TMT-A = trail making test A, 5TMT-B = trail making test B, 6NIHSS = the national institutes of health stroke scale. mo, months.
