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Table 2 Participant characteristics at study enrolment

From: Acceptability and deliverability of an auditory rhythmical cueing (ARC) training programme for use at home and outdoors to improve gait and physical activity post-stroke

Characteristic

n = 12

Sex: n (%)

 Male

5 (42)

 Female

7 (58)

Age (years) Mean (SD)

70 (11)

Pre-stroke walking status: n (%)

 With stick

1 (8)

 Without stick

11 (92)

Pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale: n (%)

 0

11 (92)

 3

1 (8)

Cerebral hemisphere affected by stroke: n (%)

 Right

6 (50)

 Left

5 (42)

 Bilateral

1 (8)

Stroke type: n (%)

 Ischaemic

6 (50)

 Intracerebral haemorrhage

4 (33)

 Subarachnoid haemorrhage

0

 Unable to verify stroke type

2 (17)

Stroke subtype: n (%)

 Total Anterior Circulation Stroke

1 (8)

 Partial Anterior Circulation Stroke

2 (17)

 Lacunar Stroke

3 (25)

 Posterior circulation stroke

1 (8)

 Unable to verify stroke subtype

5 (42)

Time from stroke (months) Mean, (SD), [range]

13, (5.6), [6–23]

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Mean, (SD), [range]

2.8, (1.), [1–6]

Modified Rankin Scale: n (%)

 0

3 (25)

 1

2 (17)

 2

1 (8)

 3

6 (50)

Walking aid use: n (%)

2 (17)

Ankle foot orthosis use: n (%)

4 (34)

Walking speed (metres per second) Mean, (SD), [range]

0.71, (0.33), [0.20–1.25]

Montreal Cognitive Assessment Score Mean, (SD), [range]

24, (3), [19–29]

Physical Health Questionnaire − 9 Mean, (SD), [range]

6.3, (7.4), [0–24]

Fatigue Assessment Scale score Mean, (SD), [range]

23.5, (10.3), [10–40]