Table 1 Baseline descriptions for the four allocation groups; the number of participants is shown within each group, with the associated percentage across all four allocation groups
Allocation group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Postal | Online | Face-to-face | Telephone | Total (n = 2074) | ||
Total | 525 (25%) | 515 (25%) | 521 (25%) | 513 (25%) | ||
Sex | Female | 233 (44%) | 238 (46%) | 231 (44%) | 230 (45%) | 932 (45%) |
Male | 292 (56%) | 277 (54%) | 290 (56%) | 283 (55%) | 1142 (55%) | |
Age | Standard deviation | 73.9 (12.9) | 72.6 (13.4) | 72.6 (13.4) | 72.6 (13.3) | 73 (13.2) |
Stroke severity | Non-mild | 245 (47%) | 272 (53%) | 265 (51%) | 250 (49%) | 1032 (50%) |
Moderate to severe | 280 (53%) | 243 (47%) | 256 (49%) | 263 (51%) | 1042 (50%) | |
Thrombolysis | No | 428 (82%) | 422 (82%) | 429 (82%) | 421 (82%) | 1700 (82%) |
Yes | 81 (15%) | 73 (14%) | 73 (14%) | 79 (15%) | 306 (15%) | |
Missing | 16 (3%) | 20 (4%) | 19 (4%) | 13 (3%) | 68 (3%) | |
Modified Rankin | 0 | 97 (18%) | 93 (18%) | 98 (19%) | 100 (19%) | 388 (19%) |
1 | 89 (17%) | 82 (16%) | 97 (19%) | 95 (19%) | 363 (18%) | |
2 | 55 (10%) | 59 (11%) | 61 (12%) | 60 (12%) | 235 (11%) | |
3 | 80 (15%) | 84 (16%) | 75 (14%) | 73 (14%) | 312 (15%) | |
4 | 52 (10%) | 49 (10%) | 55 (11%) | 46 (9%) | 202 (10%) | |
5 | 34 (6%) | 27 (5%) | 22 (4%) | 26 (5%) | 109 (5%) | |
Missing | 118 (22%) | 121 (23%) | 113 (22%) | 113 (22%) | 465 (22%) | |
Aphasia | No | 148 (28%) | 147 (29%) | 153 (29%) | 153 (30%) | 601 (29%) |
Yes | 53 (10%) | 49 (10%) | 55 (11%) | 46 (9%) | 203 (10%) | |
Missing | 324 (62%) | 319 (62%) | 313 (62%) | 314 (62%) | 1297 (63%) | |
Stroke classification | Cerebral infarct | 467 (89%) | 466 (90%) | 449 (86%) | 459 (89%) | 1841 (87%) |
Cerebrovascular haemorrhage | 50 (10%) | 44 (9%) | 64 (12%) | 46 (9%) | 204 (10%) | |
Stroke—not specified | 7 (1%) | 5 (1%) | 7 (1%) | 8 (2%) | 27 (1%) | |
Missing | 1 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 41 (2%) | |