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Table 2 Patient characteristics on site admission by intervention group and sampling time point

From: Facilitated interprofessional implementation of a physical rehabilitation guideline for stroke in inpatient settings: process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial

Characteristic

7 Treatments Implemented by RNs, OTs, and PTs

11 Treatments implemented by OTs, and PTs

(score range/units)

Facilitated group

Passive group

Facilitated group

Passive group

Pre*

Post*

Pre*

Post*

Pre*

Post*

Pre*

Post*

Patients, n

49

40

31

44

40

40

28

40

Age in years

62 (57–77)

68 (60–78)

71 (62–79)

72 (65–79)

64 (57–77)

68 (60–78)

73 (62–79)

72 (64–79)

Men, n (%)

34 (69)

26 (65)

16 (52)

25 (57)

27 (68)

26 (65)

15 (54)

22 (55)

Type of stroke,† n (%)

 Ischemic

37 (76)

25 (64)‡

20 (67)

30 (68)‡

30 (75)

25 (64)‡

19 (70)

26 (65)‡

 Hemorrhagic

8 (16)

12 (31)

6 (20)

5 (11)

6 (15)

12 (31)

6 (22)

5 (13)

 Unspecified

4 (8)

2 (5)

4 (13)

9 (20)

4 (10)

2 (5)

2 (7)

9 (23)

Side of stroke, n (%)

 Right

25 (51)

25 (63)

14 (45)

20 (45)

20 (50)

25 (63)

13 (46)

18 (45)

 Left

22 (45)

14 (35)

15 (48)

23 (52)

19 (48)

14 (35)

13 (46)

21 (53)

 Brainstem

2 (4)

1 (3)

2 (6)

1 (2)

1 (3)

1 (3)

2 (7)

1 (3)

Days post-stroke on admission

20 (13–28)

15 (9–26)

23 (11–41)

16 (10–34)

20 (13–28)

15 (9–26)

24 (11–44)

15 (10–29)

Charlson Index (0–33)

2 (1–3)§

2 (1–3)

3 (2–4)§

3 (2–4)

2 (1–3)‡

2 (1–3)

3 (2–4)‡

3 (1–4)

CMSA Arm|| (1–7)

2 (1–3)

3 (2–5)

2 (2–4)

2 (2–5)

2 (1–4)

3 (2–5)

2 (2–4)

2 (2–5)

CMSA Leg|| (1–7)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–5)

3 (2–4)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–5)

3 (3–5)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

FIM motor (1–91)

33 (24–54)

46 (36–59)

35 (24–57)

48 (35–59)

32 (22–56)

46 (36–59)

41 (25–58)

49 (35–61)

  1. Abbreviations: CMSA Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment [30], FIM functional independence measure [32]
  2. *Values are median (P25-P75) unless otherwise specified
  3. †Data from 1 to 2 patients/analysis missing
  4. ‡Between-group difference, p < 0.050
  5. §Between-group difference, p < 0.010
  6. ||Data from 13 to 17 patients/analysis missing