Translation and Initial Validation of the Chinese (Cantonese) Brief 2-Way Social Support Scale for Use in People with Chronic Stroke
Table 1
Characteristics of participants.
Stroke participants ()
Healthy participants ()
Age (y), mean (SD)
63.63 (6.24)
61.74 (7.39)
Sex, (%)
Women
46 (42.2)
38 (71.7)
Men
63 (57.8)
15 (28.3)
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)
23.96 (3.02)
22.59 (3.09)
Education level, (%)
Primary or below
24 (22.0)
9 (17.0)
Secondary
70 (64.2)
36 (67.9)
College or above
15 (13.8)
8 (15.1)
Marital status, (%)
Single
11 (10.1)
7 (13.2)
Married
81 (74.3)
45 (84.9)
Divorced/separated
8 (7.3)
1 (1.9)
Widowed/widowered
9 (8.3)
0
Living arrangement, (%)
Alone
10 (9.2)
5 (9.4)
With family
99 (90.8)
48 (90.6)
Type of stroke, (%)
Ischemia
75 (68.8)
Haemorrhage
34 (31.2)
Years since stroke (y), mean (SD)
6.58 (4.30)
Hemiplegic side, (%)
Left
49 (45.0)
Right
60 (55.0)
FMA-LE, mean (SD)
24.45 (5.47)
TUGT, mean (SD)
16.14 (12.51)
CIM-C, mean (SD)
39.87 (7.56)
PCS, mean (SD)
38.61 (10.19)
MCS, mean (SD)
49.23 (10.83)
n: number; BMI: body mass index; FMA-LE: Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Lower Extremity; TUGT, Timed Up-and-Go Test; CIM-C: the Chinese version of Community Integration Measure; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.
