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Health and functioning in a stroke population five years after first incidence Cover

Health and functioning in a stroke population five years after first incidence

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|Feb 2014

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Figure 1.

A follow-up of 516 stroke patients, from which the population of the present study was drawn.

Figure 2.

(A). Age distribution of individual in the sample by gender (N=101). (B). Distribution of individuals in the stroke population, divided by age and sex in percents of numbers (N=266).

Table 1.

Domestic circumstances: personal and accommodation.

N=101living aloneliving with spouseNot knownLiving at homeHome for elderly/nurseryService flats/Disability shared houseNot knownTotal10132681831071Women401524132611Men6117445146
Table 2.

Various physical and psychological consequences of stroke the subjects had to face every day shown by frequency and category.

N=101FrequencyCombined with other problemsNo problems11Problems with:Fatigue5650Memory4038Concentration3434Muscle weakness, paralysis and/or spasticity3427Writing and reading3131Speech2828Change of personality2626Pain1818Emotions2222Sight1313others1612
Table 3.

Self-assessed level of present functioning (Modified ranking score).

N=1010 – No symptoms at all1 – No significant disability despite symptoms2 – Slight disability3 – Moderate disability4 – Moderately severe disability5 – Severe disabilityNot knownTotal101153618131432Women407157542Men618211181012
Table 4.

Self-reported employment and pension.

N=101Full-time jobPart-time jobUnemployedPension benefit payablePension and disability pensionFull-time job – age over 67Total1018622812Women4072229Men61142522
Table 5.

Parameter estimates for the regression of EBIQ upon SOC.

ParameterEstimateStd. ErrorIntercept210.439.59EBIQ−0.67880.0967
Figure 3.

Observations and fitted regression model. Grey area is a 95% confidence band.

Language: English
Page range: 114 - 126
Submitted on: Feb 14, 2012
Accepted on: Oct 10, 2012
Published on: Feb 2, 2014
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2014 Hanne Pallesen, Anders Degn Pedersen, René Holst, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.