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No. (%) unless otherwise stated
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Caregiverafactors
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Age (in years)
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Mean (SD)
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50.0 (13.2)
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Gender
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Male
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61 (24)
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Female
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195 (76)
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Ethnicity
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Chinese
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147 (57)
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Non-Chinese
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109 (43)
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Marital status
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Married
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201(79)
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Single
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55 (21)
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Caregiver relationship
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Spouse
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155 (60)
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Adult-Child
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74 (29)
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Sibling
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10 (4)
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Others
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17 (7)
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Comorbid conditions
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None
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153 (60)
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1
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57 (22)
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2
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24 (9)
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≥3
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22 (9)
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Co-residing with patient
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Yes
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227 (89)
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No
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29 (11)
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Caring for multiple care recipients
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Yes
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106 (41)
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No
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150 (59)
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Revised memory and behavior checklist
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Memory problems
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Mean (SD)
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5.1 (6.0)
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Depressive behavior problems
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Mean (SD)
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3.2 (4.9)
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Disruptive behavior problems
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Mean (SD)
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2.7 (3.6)
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Caregiver burden
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Oberst caregiving burden scale
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Mean (SD)
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31.8 (12.7)
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Zarit burden interview
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Mean (SD)
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8.8 (7.9)
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Family conflict
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Attitude towards patient
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Mean (SD)
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11.4 (4.5)
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Attitude towards caregiver
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Mean (SD)
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11.6 (4.4)
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Social support (instrumental)
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FDW for general help
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Yes
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208 (81)
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No
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48 (19)
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FDW for stroke patient
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Yes
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33 (13)
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No
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223 (87)
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Social support (perceived)
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Mean (SD)
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26.4 (4.9)
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Care management strategies
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Positive strategies
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Mean (SD)
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34.5 (10.8)
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Negative strategies
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Mean (SD)
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11.1 (4.6)
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Patientbfactors
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Age (in years)
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Mean (SD)
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61.8 (10.5)
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Gender
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Male
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165 (64)
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Female
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91(36)
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Ethnicity
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Chinese
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149 (58)
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Non-Chinese
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107 (42)
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Marital status
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Married
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206 (80)
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Single
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50 (20)
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Ward class
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Unsubsidized
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21 (8)
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Subsidized
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235 (92)
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Charlson Comorbidity Index (during stroke onset)
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1 - 3
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52 (20)
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4 - 6
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162 (64)
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≥ 7
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42 (16)
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Stroke type
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Ischemic
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227 (89)
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Non-ischemic
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29 (11)
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Recurrent stroke
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Yes
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42 (16)
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No
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214 (84)
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National Institute of Health Scale
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Mild (0-4)
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145 (57)
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Moderately severe (5-14)
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97 (38)
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Severe (15-24)
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14 (5)
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Modified rankin scale
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No or slight disability (0-2)
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105 (41)
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Moderate or severe disability (3-5)
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151 (59)
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Mini-mental state examination
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No (24-30)
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147 (57)
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Mild (18-23)
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64 (25)
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Severe (1-17)
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45 (18)
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Discharge to community hospital or step-down facility
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Yes
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65 (25)
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No
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191 (75)
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Centre for epidemiological studies depression scale
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Mean (SD)
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6.3 (5.6)
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- Source: Tyagi S, Koh GCH, Luo N, Tan KB, Hoenig H, Matchar DB, et al. Dyadic approach to post-stroke hospitalizations: role of caregiver and patient characteristics. BMC Neurology. 2019;19(1):267
- Abbreviations: No. number, SD standard deviation, FDW foreign domestic worker
- aVariables collected at 3-month time point
- bVariables collected at baseline
