Correlates of severe disability and dependence in people with stroke, and of carer strain among people with stroke who need care
| Disability score above 90th centile (n=890) | Dependence (n=882) | Carer strain (n=286) | ||||
| Pooled prevalence ratio (95% CI) | Heterogeneity χ2; p value; I2 (95% CI) | Pooled prevalence ratio (95% CI) | Heterogeneity χ2; p value; I2 (95% CI) | Pooled β coefficient (95% CI) | Heterogeneity χ2; p value; I2 (95% CI) | |
| Care-recipient characteristics | ||||||
| Age (per year) | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.03) | χ2=2.87; p=0.83; I2=0 (0 to 71) | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04) | χ2=4.75; p=0.58; I2=0 (0 to 71) | −0.50 (−0.81 to −0.19) | χ2=4.04; p=0.54; I2=0 (0 to 75) |
| Sex (male) | 0.94 (0.77 to 1.11) | χ2=0.81; p=0.99; I2=0 (0 to 71) | 0.80 (0.70 to 1.01) | χ2=1.59; p=0.95; I2=0 (0 to 71) | −0.60 (−5.65 to + 4.44) | χ2=1.09; p=0.96; I2=0 (0 to 75) |
| Education (per level) | 1.03 (0.95 to 1.10) | χ2=6.86; p=0.33; I2=13 (0 to 74) | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.07) | χ2=3.29; p=0.77; I2=0 (0 to 71) | −0.30 (−2.17 to +1.57) | χ2=1.35; p=0.93; I2=0 (0 to 75) |
| Household assets (per asset) | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.06) | χ2=4.71; p=0.58; I2=0 (0 to 71) | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.09) | χ2=14.29; p=0.03; I2=58 (3 to 82) | −0.42 (−2.15 to +1.31) | χ2=4.70; p=0.45; I2=0 (0 to 75) |
| Depression | 1.40 (1.06 to 1.74) | χ2=3.92; p=0.68; I2=0 (0 to 71) | 1.00 (0.73 to 1.27) | χ2=7.54; p=0.27; I2=20 (0 to 64) | +8.42 (−0.76 to +17.61) | χ2=12.87; p=0.03; I2=61.1 (5 to 84) |
| Dementia | 2.63 (1.89 to 3.37) | χ2=12.93; p=0.04; I2=54 (0 to 80) | 2.72 (2.21 to 3.24) | χ2=5.63; p=0.47; I2=0 (0 to 71) | +7.12 (+2.01 to +12.22) | χ2=3.51; p=0.62; I2=0 (0 to 75) |
| No of physical impairments | 1.12 (1.07 to 1.16) | χ2=12.48; p=0.05; I2=52 (0 to 80) | 1.08 (1.03 to 1.13) | χ2=6.04; p=0.42; I2=0 (0 to 71) | +0.47 (−0.85 to +1.79) | χ2=9.55; p=0.09; I2=47.7 (0 to 79) |
| Disability (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule total score) | +0.15 (+0.06 to + 0.25) | χ2=3.77; p=0.58; I2=0 (0 to 75) | ||||
| Carer characteristics | ||||||
| Carer sex (male) | −3.94 (−9.64 to +1.76) | χ2=1.81; p=0.88; I2=0 (0 to 75) | ||||
| Carer age (per year) | +0.10 (−0.04 to +0.24) | χ2=2.17; p=0.88; I2=0 (0 to 75) | ||||