Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline (frequency (%) unless stated otherwise)
Measure | All sites | Usual care | Intervention | Supported implementation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 413 | n = 124 | n = 164 | n = 125 | |||||
Median (IQR) age | 79 | (70.5-85) | 80 | (72-86) | 77 | (68-83) | 81 | (74-85) |
Male | 189 | 46% | 51 | 41% | 86 | 52% | 52 | 42% |
Ethnicity: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White British | 397 | 97% | 123 | 99% | 155 | 96% | 119 | 95% |
Other | 14 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 7 | 4% | 6 | 5% |
Type of stroke: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ischaemic | 350 | 85% | 101 | 81% | 143 | 88% | 106 | 85% |
Haemorrhagic infarct | 49 | 12% | 17 | 14% | 14 | 9% | 18 | 15% |
Primary intracerebral haemorrhage | 12 | 3% | 6 | 5% | 6 | 4% | 0 | 0% |
Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) Classification: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TACS, total anterior circulation syndrome | 185 | 46% | 37 | 30% | 80 | 51% | 68 | 54% |
PACS, partial anterior circulation syndrome | 118 | 29% | 54 | 44% | 31 | 20% | 33 | 26% |
LACS, lacunar stroke | 88 | 22% | 28 | 23% | 44 | 28% | 16 | 13% |
POCS, posterior circulation syndrome | 14 | 3% | 3 | 2% | 3 | 2% | 8 | 6% |
Side of body affected by stroke: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Left side | 207 | 50% | 58 | 47% | 86 | 53% | 63 | 50% |
Right side | 176 | 43% | 55 | 44% | 69 | 43% | 52 | 42% |
Both sides | 6 | 1% | 2 | 2% | 2 | 1% | 2 | 2% |
Neither side | 21 | 5% | 9 | 7% | 4 | 2% | 8 | 6% |
Median (IQR) seven-day Barthel Index | 4 | (2-7) | 5 | (2-9) | 3 | (2-6.3) | 5 | (3-7.5) |
Pre-stroke Modified Rankin Scale: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No symptoms | 139 | 34% | 52 | 42% | 54 | 33% | 33 | 27% |
No significant disability | 166 | 41% | 39 | 31% | 72 | 44% | 55 | 45% |
Slight disability | 30 | 7% | 4 | 3% | 19 | 12% | 7 | 6% |
Moderate disability | 54 | 13% | 21 | 17% | 10 | 6% | 23 | 19% |
Moderately severe disability | 18 | 4% | 7 | 6% | 6 | 4% | 5 | 4% |
Severe disability | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Pre-stroke living type: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
House | 324 | 79% | 94 | 76% | 134 | 84% | 96 | 77% |
Flat | 47 | 12% | 21 | 17% | 11 | 7% | 15 | 12% |
Sheltered housing | 20 | 5% | 4 | 3% | 8 | 5% | 8 | 6% |
Residential home | 15 | 4% | 5 | 4% | 4 | 3% | 6 | 5% |
Nursing home | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Other | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Pre-stroke living circumstances: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Alone | 162 | 40% | 51 | 41% | 64 | 40% | 47 | 38% |
With partner | 194 | 47% | 57 | 46% | 77 | 48% | 60 | 48% |
With other family | 37 | 9% | 11 | 9% | 14 | 9% | 12 | 10% |
With other | 16 | 4% | 5 | 4% | 5 | 3% | 6 | 5% |
Speech: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 47 | 11% | 10 | 8% | 22 | 14% | 15 | 12% |
Incomprehensible | 63 | 15% | 19 | 15% | 22 | 14% | 22 | 18% |
Inappropriate | 72 | 18% | 25 | 20% | 32 | 20% | 15 | 12% |
Cognitive ability: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Confused | 83 | 20% | 26 | 21% | 22 | 14% | 35 | 28% |
Orientated | 146 | 36% | 44 | 35% | 64 | 40% | 38 | 30% |
Median (IQR) Edinburgh case-mix probability of survival free of dependency at six months | 0.02 | (0.01-0.08) | 0.02 | (0.01-0.05) | 0.02 | (0.01-0.11) | 0.02 | (0.01-0.08) |