Study variables and instruments
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The stroke survivor data collected prior to discharge pertained to identification (name, address and contact details), sociodemographic data (age, biological sex, schooling, marital status, family income and professional status) and physical health (type of stroke, comorbidities, mRankin and the FIM scores). The caregiver data included sociodemographic characteristics (age, biological sex, schooling and marital status), health status (health problems and morbidities) and caregiver status (relationship and living arrangements with the stroke survivor, days spent caring for the stroke survivor, previous caregiving experience and type of help received from others). The primary outcome of family caregiver’s QoL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) instrument and the WHOQOL-OLD module for caregivers aged at least 60 years old. The stroke survivors’ data (identification, sociodemographic data and physical health) and the caregivers’ data (sociodemographic characteristics, health and caregiver status) were collected using a specific questionnaire prepared for this study.Functional capacity of the stroke survivors was assessed by means of FIM. This is a measure of how physically independent aged stroke survivors areThe 24-item WHOQOL-BREF instrument captures QoL across four domains: physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment