Table 1 Patients‘ characteristics.

From: First experience in employing a complex digital support system accompanied by personal assistance to improve aftercare in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack – results of the PostStroke-Manager feasibility study

Variable

 

Age in years (M (IQR))

66.0 (57.3–73.3)

Sex (female, n (%))

13 (36.1)

Risk factors

 Body mass index (M (IQR))

 Arterial hypertension (n (%))

 Dyslipidemia / prior use of statins (n (%))

 Diabetes mellitus (n (%))

 Nicotine consumption (n (%))

 Atrial fibrillation (n (%))

26.9 (24.8–29.4)

32 (88.9)

36 (100.0)

8 (22.2)

6 (16.7)

3 (8.3)

Pre-mRS (M (IQR))

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

Acute treatment

 No recanalization approach (n (%))

 IVT (n (%))

 EVT with or without IVT (n (%))

25 (69.4)

7 (19.4)

4 (11.1)

mRS at admission (M (IQR))

2.0 (2.0–3.8)

mRS at discharge (M (IQR))

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

NIHSS at admission (M (IQR))

2.0 (1.0–4.8)

NIHSS at discharge (M (IQR))

0.0 (0.0–1.0)

Hospital stay in days (M (IQR))

5.5 (4.0–7.0)

  1. Information relates to 36 patients. M: median, IQR: interquartile range, n: number of patients, mRS: modified Rankin Scale, NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, IVT: intravenous thrombolysis, EVT: endovascular treatment (i.e., mechanical recanalization).
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