Table 1 Baseline and in-hospital characteristics of patients screened for VR-therapy (n = 172)
From: Virtual reality-guided therapy on a stroke unit: a feasibility study
Conventional treatment alone (n = 135) | Conventional + VR-guided therapy (n = 37) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristics | |||
Age (years), median (IQR) | 72.0 (64.0–83.0) | 68.0 (56.0–82.0) | 0.187 |
Female sex, n (%) | 72 (53.3) | 17 (45.9) | 0.462 |
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 51 (37.8) | 11 (29.7) | 0.441 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 37 (27.4) | 7 (18.9) | 0.396 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 101 (74.8) | 29 (78.4) | 0.829 |
Prior stroke, n (%) | 29 (21.5) | 8 (21.6) | > 0.99 |
Prehospital grade of disability (mRS)a, median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.011 |
Diagnosis, n (%) | |||
Ischemic stroke or TIA | 97 (71.9) | 27 (73.0) | > 0.99 |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 21 (15.6) | 6 (16.2) | > 0.99 |
Stroke mimic | 17 (12.6) | 4 (10.8) | > 0.99 |
In-hospital characteristics, median (IQR) | |||
Grade of disability (mRS) at admissionb | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 3.0 (1.0–4.75) | 0.076 |
Stroke severity (NIHSS) at admission | 6.0 (2.0–11.0) | 3.0 (1.0–8.5) | 0.062 |
Grade of disability (mRS) at dischargec | 3.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.75) | 0.027 |
Stroke severity (NIHSS) at discharged | 4.0 (2.0–11.0) | 3.0 (1.0–9.0) | 0.199 |
Length of admission (days) | 6.0 (4.0–14.0) | 8.0 (4.0–19.0) | 0.119 |