Table 3 The comparisons of participants’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics at T₀

FDPEI

Control

χ²/t

p

FDPEI

Control

χ²/t

p

Gender

0.00

1.000

Gender

0.10

1.000

 Male

14(70%)

14(70%)

 Male

11 (55%)

10 (50%)

 Female

6(30%)

6(30%)

 Female

9 (45%)

10 (50%)

Age

49.95 ± 11.51

53.85 ± 11.28

1.08

0.286

Age

45.61 ± 12.14

48.10 ± 12.20

0.63

0.533

Marital status

0.00^#

1.000

Marital status

0.36

1.000

 Married

19(95%)

19(95%)

 Married

19 (90%)

18 (90%)

 Single/widowed

1(5%)

1(5%)

 Single/widowed

1 (5%)

2 (10%)

Education level

0.40

0.752

Education level

0.00

1.000

 Primary school or below

9 (45%)

11 (55%)

 Primary school or below

10 (50%)

10 (50%)

 Secondary school and above

11 (55%)

9 (45%)

 Secondary school or above

10 (50%)

10 (50%)

Employment

1.67

0.333

Employment

2.13

0.273

 Employed

14 (70%)

10 (50%)

 Employed

17(85%)

13(65%)

 Unemployed/retired

6 (30%)

10 (50%)

 Unemployed/retired

3(15%)

7(35%)

Financial condition

2.71^#

0.304

Relationship with survivors

1.72^#

0.480

 Good

4 (20%)

7 (35%)

 Spouse

13(65%)

9 (45%)

 Fair

15 (75%)

10 (50%)

 Parent/Children

6 (30%)

9 (45%)

 Poor

1 (5%)

3 (15%)

 Others

1(5.0%)

2(10%)

Self-rated health

4.33

0.119

Living with survivors

0.00

1.000

 Good

5 (25%)

6 (30%)

 Yes

15(75%)

15(75%)

 Fair

10 (50%)

4 (20%)

 No

5(25%)

5(25%)

 Poor

5 (25%)

10 (50%)

Location

0.11

1.000

Stroke type

1.14^#

0.695

 Village

8 (40%)

7 (35%)

 Ischemia

15 (75%)

13 (65%)

 Urban

12 (60%)

13 (65%)

 Haemorrhage

4 (20%)

4 (20%)

Finance

0.32^#

1.000

 Unspecific

1 (5%)

3 (15%)

 Good

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

Hemiplegia

2.89^#

0.307

 Fair

13 (65%)

14 (70%)

 Left

12 (60%)

10 (50%)

 Poor

4 (20%)

3 (15%)

 Right

8 (40%)

7 (35%)

Self-reported health

1.18^#

0.752

 Both

0 (0%)

3 (15%)

 Good

8 (40%)

11 (55%)

Hypertension

0.14^#

1.000

 Fair

11 (55%)

8 (40%)

 Yes

16 (80%)

15 (75%)

 Poor

1 (5%)

1 (5%)

 No

4 (20%)

5 (25%)

Previous care experience

1.11^#

0.605

Diabetes Mellitus

0.63^#

0.695

 Yes

1 (5%)

3 (15.0%)

 Yes

3 (15%)

5 (25%)

 No

19 (95%)

17 (85.0%)

 No

17 (85%)

15 (75%)

Co-carer

0.24

0.751

Physical dependence

0.58

0.910

 Yes

10 (50%)

11 (57.9%)

 Moderate

4 (20%)

6 (30%)

 No

10 (50%)

8 (42.1%)

 Moderate severe

12 (60%)

10 (50%)

 Severe

4 (20%)

4 (20%)

Stroke onset days

4.80

0.065

 ≤ 2 weeks

18 (90%)

12 (60%)

 > 2 weeks to 1 month

2 (10%)

8 (40%)