Table 1

Variables, measurement tools and measurement time

Variables	Measured by	Individual measure		Measured in (month)
Variables	Measured by	Patient who had a stroke	Spousal caregiver	Measured in (month)
Sociocultural contextual factors	Sociodemographic questionnaire	×	×	0
Proximal contextual factors	Sociodemographic questionnaire	×	×	0
Ability to engage in daily living	MBI	×		0, 1, 3, 6, 12
Benefit finding	BFS	×		0, 1, 3, 6, 12
	CBFS		×	0, 1, 3, 6, 12
Perceived stress	CPSS	×	×	0, 1, 3, 6, 12
Coping style	SCSQ	×	×	0, 1, 3, 6, 12
Mutuality relationship	MS	×	×	0, 1, 3, 6, 12

BFS, Benefit Finding Scale; CBFS, Caregiver Benefit Finding Scale; CPSS, Chinese Perceived Stress Scale; MBI, modified Barthel Index; MS, Mutuality Scale; SCSQ, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire.