Identification of main characteristics influencing the suitability for telerehabilitation in stroke patients: Quantitative analyses of the REHA2030 Assessment

Table 3 Non-medical characteristics related to person and home environment

Variable	Scale	N	mean	mean suitable^b	mean not suitable^b
Eating	4_LS_ADL	160	0.51 ± 0.74	0.37 ± 0.64	1.03 ± 0.90
Grooming	4_LS_ADL	160	0.73 ± 0.98	0.56 ± 0.85	1.41 ± 1.16
Dressing	4_LS_ADL	159 ^a	0.75 ± 1.02	0.56 ± 0.87	1.58 ± 1.18
Toilet use	4_LS_ADL	159 ^a	0.71 ± 1.07	0.47 ± 0.86	1.63 ± 1.26
Transfers	4_LS_ADL	160	0.63	0.41 ± 0.78	1.50 ± 1.22
Use of Aids (wheelchairs)	dt	160	0.29 ± 0.45	0.23 ± 0.42	0.53 ± 0.51
Use of phone	4_LS_ADL	160	0.58 ± 0.96	0.31 ± 0.67	1.63 ± 1.21
Living Situation—Housing	1 = private 2 = assisted living 3 = care home 4 = other	160	1.17 ± 0.56	1.09 ± 0.40	1.50 ± 0.88
caring needs	dt	160	0.33 ± 0.47	0.26 ± 0.44	0.63 ± 0.49
Formal caregiver	dt	160	0.21 ± 0.41	0.14 ± 0.35	0.47 ± 0.51
Self Assessment of technological knowledge	5_LS	152 ^a	1.86 ± 1.27	2.05 ± 1.20	0.89 ± 1.16
Compliance	5_LS	157 ^a	2.85 ± 0.94	3.07 ± 0.81	1.87 ± 0.82
Ability to use REHA2030 without support	dt	158 ^a	0.41 ± 0.45	0.47 ± 0.50	0.13 ± 0.35
Willingness to use REHA2030	dt	142 ^a	0.89 ± 0.31	0.94 ± 0.24	0.62 ± 0.50

4_LS_ADL 4 point likert scale_activities of daily living, dt dichotom, 5_LS 5 point likert scale
^amissing data were omitted
^bpatients ranked as suitable (YES) or not suitable (NO) for the REHA2030 TR system

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