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Table 1 Participants of the focus groups, including the pilot focus group, exploring end-user requirements for eRehabilitation in stroke care

From: How to improve eRehabilitation programs in stroke care? A focus group study to identify requirements of end-users

 

Patients

Informal caregivers

Professionals

Number of participants

32a

15

13

Gender, male; number (%)

19 (59)

4 (27)

3 (23)

Age in years; mean (SD)

57 (15)

61 (10)

–

Time since stroke in months; mean (SD)

28 (14)

–

–

Physical impairment; number (%)

20 (63)

–

–

Problems with communication; number (%)

16 (50)

–

–

Cognitive impairment; number (%)

24 (75)

–

–

Using digital devices (laptop, tablet, smartphone) in daily life; number (%)

32 (100)

–

–

Purpose of using digital devices; number (%)b:

 Access to email

18 (56)

  

 Access to applications

15 (47)

  

 Searching information

10 (31)

  

 Playing games

14 (44)

  

 Doing exercises

8 (25)

  

Profession; number (%):

 Physiotherapist

–

–

3 (23)

 Psychologist

–

–

1 (8)

 Occupational therapist

–

–

3 (23)

 Speech therapist

–

–

1 (8)

 Rehabilitation physician

–

–

4 (31)

 Team coordinator

–

–

1 (8)

  1. aIncluding the five innovation partners
  2. bPatients could give more than one answer to each question