Unpacking community mobility: a preliminary study into the embodied experiences of stroke survivors

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Table 1. Participant characteristics.

No^a	Pseudo-nym	Age (years)	Stroke	Effects of stroke	Mobility aid	Mobility means^b	Marital status/children (livingat home)	Moved^c	Work status	Time of interview after stroke (months)^d
1	John	57	Ischemic stroke left	Motor and cognitive problems	Cane	Mobility scooter	Single/2 (1)	Yes (a)	Incapacitated	5–6
2	Paul	50	Ischemic stroke left	Motor problems	None	Bike	Single/2	No	Working	16–17
3	Jim	66	Ischemic stroke left	Motor and behavioral problems	None	Electric bike, car	Married/2	No	Pensioner	16–17
4	Simon	41	Ischemic stroke left	Motor, behavioral and mood problems, swallowing problems	Walker	None	Single/2	Yes (a)	Incapacitated	49–50
5	Mary	58	Ischemic stroke right	Motor, cognitive and mood problems	None	Bike, car	Single/-	Yes (b)	Working	33–34
6	Tom	60	Ischemic stroke right	Motor, cognitive and speech problems	None	None	Married/2	No	Incapacitated	44–45
7	Caren	60	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and cognitive problems	None	Bike, taxi	Single/-	No	Partly incapacitated	22–23
8	Sam	40	Hemorrhagic stroke right	Cognitive, mood, speech and sight problems, epilepsy	None	Bike	Cohabiting/1 (1)	No	Partly incapacitated, partly sickness benefit	22–23
9	Nina	47	Hemorrhagic stroke left	Motor, cognitive and sight problems	None	None	Married/2 (1)	No	Incapacitated	16–17
10	Violet	42	Hemorrhagic stroke left	Motor and cognitive problems	None	Bike, car	Cohabiting/2 (2)	No	Incapacitated	13–14
11	James	58	Ischemic stroke right	Cognitive and behavioral problems	None	Bike	Married/2 (2)	No	Sickness	5–6
12	Victor	71	Ischemic stroke left	Motor and speech problems	Walker	Electric bike, taxi	Married/2	No	Pensioner	19–20
13	Rose	53	Hemorrhagic stroke right	Motor and cognitive problems	None	Bike	Married/2 (2)	No	Incapacitated	31–32
14	Laura	49	Hemorrhagic stroke left	Motor and cognitive problems	Cane	None	Married/-	No	Sickness benefit	22–23
15	Steven	49	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and cognitive problems	None	None	Married/1 (1)	No	Sickness benefit	32–33
16	Ben	31	Ischemic stroke left	Motor and cognitive problems	None	Ladies bike, car	Cohabiting/-	Yes (a)	Unemployed	31–32
17	Marc	68	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and speech problems	None	Mobility scooter, car	Married/2	No	Pensioner	70–71
18	Daniel	81	Ischemic stroke left	Motor problems	Cane or walker	Taxi	Single/2	Yes (a)	Pensioner	41–42
19	Joan	64	Hemorrhagic stroke left	Motor and cognitive problems	Cane	Mobility scooter, shared taxi	Single/-	No (c)	Incapacitated	72–73
20	Sarah	67	Hemorrhagic stroke right	Motor, cognitive, behavioral and speech problems	Cane	Mobility scooter	Married/2	Yes (a)	Pensioner	55–56
21	Bob	63	Hemorrhagic stroke right	Cognitive and behavioral problems	None	Car	Married/1	No	Sickness benefit	32–33
22	Isa	48	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and cognitive problems	Walker	Mobility scooter	Single/-	Yes (a)	Incapacitated	77–78
23	Linda	72	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and behavioral problems	Walker	None	Single/2 (1)	No	Unemployed	59–60
24	Mike	69	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and behavioral problems	None	Bike, shared taxi	Married/6	No	Pensioner	9–10
25^a	Kate	61	Ischemic stroke right	Motor problems	1) Walker 2) None	1) None 2) Bike	Married/5 (1)	No	Unemployed	1) 1–2 2) 7–8
26^a	Regina	55	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and cognitive problems	1) Quad cane 2) Cane	1) Wheelchair, taxi, mobility scooter 2) Shared taxi, wheelchair, work chair	Widow/2	Yes (a)	Unemployed	1) 3–4 2) 9–10
27^a	Henry	69	Ischemic stroke right	Motor problems	1) Walker 2) None	1) Three-wheeled bike 2) Bus	Married/1	No	Pensioner	1) 1–2 2) 4–5
28^a	Ron	63	Ischemic stroke right	Motor and cognitive problems	1) None 2) None	1) Bike 2) -	Married/-	No	Pensioner	1) 1–2 2) 2–3
29^a	Molly	46	Ischemic stroke left	Motor and cognitive problems	1) Cane 2) Cane	1) Wheelchair 2) Wheelchair, taxi	Married/1 (1)	No	Sickness benefit	1) 1–2 2) 3–4
30^a	Howard	51	Ischemic stroke left	Motor, cognitive, speech and sight problems	1) Walker 2) Walker	1) Mobility scooter 2) Taxi, mobility scooter	Long-distance relationship/1	No	Unemployed	1) 2–3 2) 6–7
31^a	Roy	66	Ischemic stroke left	Cognitive problems	1) None 2) None	1) Bike 2) Bike	Single/-	No	Pensioner	1) 1–2 12) 5–6
32^a	Peter	46	Ischemic stroke left	Motor and behavioral problems	1) Elbow crutch 2) None	1) Wheelchair 2) Bike, public transport	Married/2 (2)	Yes (d)	Sickness benefit	1) 1–2 2) 5–6
33^a	Raymond	68	Ischemic stroke right	Motor problems	1) None 2) None	1) Wheelchair 2) -	Married/2	No	Pensioner	1) 1–2 2) 6–7

^a Participants 25–33 were interviewed twice, once during the clinical phase, and once during the discharge phase.

^b Mobility means (participants 25–33): 1) Mobility means used in the clinical phase, 2) Mobility means used in the discharge phase.

^c Moved: (a) to a ground-floor apartment, (b) to a house in a quiet city neighborhood, (c) to an assisted-living home, (d) to a terraced house in a city.

^d Time of interview after stroke (participants 25–33): (1) Time of first interview (conducted in the clinical phase between 1 and 4 months post-stroke); (2) Time of second interview (conducted in the discharge phase between 2.5 and 10 months post-stroke).