Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 63)
Characteristics | Intervention (n = 30) | Control (n = 33) | Χ2/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic | ||||
Age | 50.47 ± 10.82 | 52.33 ± 11.03 | 0.501 | |
Sex | 0.081 | 0.777 | ||
Male | 21 (70.0) | 22 (66.7) | ||
Female | 9 (30.0) | 11 (33.3) | ||
Educational background | 0.616 | 0.735 | ||
Junior high school or lower | 4 (13.3) | 4 (12.1) | ||
High school | 9 (30.0) | 13 (39.4) | ||
University or above | 17 (56.7) | 16 (48.5) | ||
Stroke severity | ||||
Type | 0.896 | 0.446 | ||
Infarction | 11 (36.7) | 16 (48.5) | ||
Hemorrhage | 19 (63.3) | 17 (51.5) | ||
Modified Rankin scale level | 2.264 | 0.519 | ||
1 | 6 (20.0) | 9 (27.3) | ||
2 | 13 (43.3) | 10 (30.3) | ||
3 | 7 (23.3) | 6 (18.2) | ||
4 | 4 (13.3) | 8 (24.2) | ||
Stroke-knowledge questionnaire | ||||
Total score | 26.23 ± 6.65 | 25.21 ± 5.54 | 0.509 | |
Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) | ||||
Index | 0.55 ± 0.29 | 0.54 ± 0.29 | 0.882 | |
Visual analog scale | 59.67 ± 20.17 | 61.36 ± 22.34 | 0.754 | |