Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of stroke patients associated with receiving care by a FC by different scenarios of family caregiving

Age categories

< 65

1

<.0001

1

<.0001

1

<.0001

65–74

1.35 (1.09–1.68)

1.82 (1.30–2.54)

1.36 (1.10–1.69)

75–84

1.60 (1.30–1.97)

3.04 (2.22–4.16)

1.93 (1.57–2.37)

> = 85

2.36 (1.73–3.23)

7.42 (4.99–11.03)

3.40 (2.48–4.66)

Sex, women

0.74 (0.63–0.88)

0.0003

0.89 (0.72–1.10)

0.2781

0.76 (0.64–0.89)

0.0005

Stroke subtype

Ischemic Stroke

1

0.0501

1

0.3908

1

0.0031

TIA

0.78 (0.64–0.94)

0.83 (0.63–1.08)

0.72 (0.59–0.87)

Hemorrhagic Stroke

1.20 (0.69–2.09)

1.30 (0.63–2.68)

1.39 (0.80–2.43)

Unknown

1.93 (0.32–11.84)

2.06 (0.20–21.02)

1.52 (0.24–9.55)

Barthel Index, discharge

100

1

<.0001

1

<.0001

1

<.0001

> = 60 - < =95

2.15 (1.80–2.58)

3.63 (2.90–4.54)

2.40 (2.01–2.87)

< 60

3.66 (2.74–4.89)

11.96 (8.65–16.54)

5.52 (4.05–7.53)

Comorbidities

Previous stroke

1.12 (0.93–1.34)

0.2461

1.55 (1.23–1.94)

0.0002

1.27 (1.06–1.52)

0.0114

Atrial fibrillation

1.05 (0.87–1.27)

0.6243

1.09 (0.86–1.38)

0.4821

1.01 (0.84–1.22)

0.9154

Diabetes

1.29 (1.07–1.54)

0.0065

1.81 (1.45–2.26)

<.0001

1.38 (1.15–1.65)

0.0005

Hypertension

0.95 (0.76–1.19)

0.6358

1.05 (0.74–1.48)

0.7831

0.97 (0.78–1.21)

0.7753

Hospital level

Hospital

without SU*

1

0.0209

1

0.0542

1

0.0096

Hospital with

regional SU*

0.67 (0.50–0.90)

0.63 (0.43–0.92)

0.67 (0.50–0.89)

Hospital with

supra-regional

SU*

0.73 (0.57–0.94)

0.71 (0.52–0.99)

0.69 (0.54–0.89)