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Table 1 Participant characteristics of 14 stroke survivors

From: Struck by stroke - experiences of living with stroke in a rural area in Uganda

ID

Age

Gender

Marital status

Years since stroke onset

Stroke severity

(BI)*

House-hold members

SIS-domain

Strength

SIS-domain

Memory

SIS-domain

Emotion

SIS-domain

Commu-

nication

SIS-domain

ADL/

IADL

SIS-domain

Mobi-lity

SIS-domain

Hand function

SIS-domain

Parti-cipation

SIS**

Stroke recovery

1

42

Female

Married

10

mild

5

31.3

100

63.9

100

85

63.9

0

53.1

70

2

70

Female

Widow

13

mild

2

25

78.6

55.6

89.3

70

50

10

43.8

70

3

58

Male

Divorced

2

mild

11

75

89.3

77.8

85.7

87.5

94.4

100

71.9

10

4

72

Female

Married

 

mild

6

25

89.3

55.6

100

32.5

44.4

20

18.8

10

5

85

Male

Married

3

moderate

5

0

10.7

50

17.9

22.5

8.3

0

3.1

30

6

60

Male

Separated

4

mild

6

37.5

75

55.6

82.1

70

27.8

65

43.6

30

7

72

Female

Widow

7

mild

5

62.5

89.3

55.6

92.9

85

86.1

70

34.4

50

8

53

Female

Divorced

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

76

Female

Divorced

0

mild

5

62.5

78.6

52.8

75

50

55.6

81.3

56.3

60

10

68

Female

Divorced

5

mild

5

56.3

39.3

52.8

32.1

40

83.3

20

18.8

50

11

60

Female

Not married

5

mild

5

18.8

75

66.7

96.4

52.5

13.9

20

28.6

30

12

60

Female

Married

0

moderate

6

12.5

87.5

38.9

78.6

17.5

8.3

12.5

31.3

50

13

55

Female

Separated

3

mild

8

50

42.7

36.1

42.9

20

30.6

5

28.1

40

14

77

Male

Married

1

mild

9

50

71.4

63.9

75

10

8.3

0

34.4

14

  1. *Stroke severity categorized based on the Barthel Index (BI) scores, < 15 = severe, 15–49 = moderate, 50– 100 = mild (Govan L, Langhorne P, Weir CJ. Categorizing stroke prognosis using different stroke scales. Stroke 2009;40:3396–9.).
  2. ** Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) recovery: 0 (No recovery) – 100 (Full recovery).