Descriptive statistics for measures of impairment severity (NIS, motor, cognitive), service needs (NPCS-Needs), service inputs (NPCS-Gets) and patient-reported outcome (CIQ, ZBI) across the three phases after discharge and for the group that responded at all three phases
| Time | Phase 1 1-month postdischarge N=256 | Phase 2 6-month postdischarge N=212 | Phase 3 12-month postdischarge N=190 | ‘Best responders’ at recruitment and phase 3 N=134 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure (scoring range) | Mean (SD) Range (minimum–maximum) | Mean (SD) Range (minimum–maximum) | Mean (SD) Range (minimum–maximum) | Mean (SD) Range (minimum–maximum) |
| At recruitment: | ||||
| Impairment | ||||
| Physical | ||||
| NIS-Motor | 7.8 (4.9) | 7.9 (5.1) | 8.1 (5.0) | 8.3 (5.0) |
| (range 0–26) | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 |
| Cognitive | ||||
| NIS cognitive | 4.3 (3.1) | 4.5 (3.2) | 4.2 (3.0) | 4.4 (3.2) |
| (range 0–21) | 0–14 | 0–13 | 0–13 | 0–13 |
| NIS total | 12.4 (6.4) | 12.7 (6.5) | 12.7 (6.2) | 13.1 (6.4) |
| (0–50) | 1–31 | 1–31 | 1–31 | 1–31 |
| Level of services required (NPCS-Needs) | ||||
| Health and care | ||||
| NPCS-Health Needs | 11.3 (4.1) | 11.4 (4.2) | 11.2 (4.2) | 11.4 (4.2) |
| (Range 0–25) | 0–21 | 0–20 | 0–21 | 0–20 |
| Social support | ||||
| NPCS-Social Needs | 5.7 (4.0) | 6.1 (4.2) | 5.8 (4.0) | 5.6 (4.0) |
| (range 0–25) | 0–19 | 0–19 | 0–19 | 0–19 |
| Total NPCS Needs | 17.0 (7.5) | 17.5 (7.7) | 17.0 (7.6) | 17.0 (7.6) |
| (0–50) | 0–36 | 1–36 | 0–36 | 0–36 |
| At follow-up period: | ||||
| Service provision | ||||
| Health and care | ||||
| NPCS-Health Gets | Not applicable | 9.4 (4.7) | 8.5 (4.8) | 8.4 (4.9) |
| (0–25) | 0–20 | 0–21 | 0–21 | |
| Social support | ||||
| NPCS-Social Gets | Not applicable | 4.6 (3.5) | 3.8 (3.1) | 3.8 (3.2) |
| (0–25) | 0–15 | 0–15 | 0–15 | |
| Total NPCS-Gets | Not applicable | 14.0 (7.1) | 12.5 (7.1) | 12.4(7.2) |
| (0–50) | 0–29 | 0–34 | 0–34 | |
| Outcome measures | ||||
| Dependency | ||||
| NPDS | 12.7 (13.9) | 12.2 (13.8) | 11.2 (13.5) | 11.4 (13.5) |
| (0–100) | 0–66 | 0–61 | 0–60 | 0–60 |
| Integration | ||||
| CIQ | 12.1 (4.9) | 11.0 (5.7) | 12.3 (5.7) | 12.3 (5.8) |
| (0–29) | 0–26 | 0–27 | 0–27 | 0–27 |
| Carer burden | ||||
| ZBI | 24.4 (16.7) | 24.4 (17.5) | 25.5 (18.9) | 26.9 (18.6) |
| (0–88) | 0–82 | 0–82 | 0–88 | 0–84 |
CIQ, Community Integration Questionnaire; NIS, Neurological Impairment Scale; NPCS, Needs and Provision Complexity Scale; ZBI, Zarit Care Burden Interview.