Participants Profile | Frequency (n = 40) | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Male | 23 | 57.5 |
Female | 17 | 42.5 |
Admitted from | Â | Â |
Home | 35 | 87.5 |
Care home | 2 | 5 |
Elsewhere in Hospital | 3 | 7.5 |
Impaired Dominant Hand/Arm | Â | Â |
Yes | 15 | 37.5 |
No | 25 | 62.5 |
Communication | Â | Â |
Normal | 16 | 40 |
Aphasia | 13 | 32.5 |
Dysarthria | 6 | 15 |
None* | 5 | 12.5 |
Consciousness | Â | Â |
Alert | 31 | 77.5 |
Confused/Disorientated | 6 | 15 |
Reduced Consciousness | 1 | 2.5 |
Unconscious | 2 | 5 |
Infarct/Haemorrhage | Â | Â |
Infarct | 37 | 92.5 |
Haemorrhage | 3 | 7.5 |
Site of Lesion | Â | Â |
Right | 17 | 42.5 |
Left | 22 | 55 |
Unclear | 1 | 2.5 |
TACI | 8 | 20 |
PACI | 9 | 22.5 |
LACI | 11 | 27.5 |
Other | 12 | 30 |
Impairment (modified Rankin Scale) | Â | Â |
0-2 Slight to no disability | 16 | 40 |
3-5 Moderate or severe disability | 23 | 60 |
Dentition** | Â | Â |
Natural Teeth | 14 | 35 |
Dentures | 29 (full 23; partial 6) | 72.5 |
Edentulous | 2 | 5 |
Location of Dentures | (n = 29) | Â |
Hospital | 24 | 82.8 |
At home | 3 | 10.3 |
Missing | 4 | 13.8 |
Dentures Worn | (n = 29) | Â |
Yes (4 only occasionally) | 18 | 45 |
No | 11 | 27.5 |