Characteristics of therapist participants (n=29) and patient characteristics (n=55) in each of the three groups
| Therapist characteristic | Groups | ||
| A (n=8) | B (n=13) | C (n=8) | |
| Discipline, occupational therapy, number (%) | 8 (100) | 11 (85) | 6 (75) |
| Female, number (%) | 8 (100) | 11 (85) | 6 (75) |
| Days on study, number (SD) | 87 (0) | 78 (18) | 75 (24) |
| Neurological experience (years) number (%) | |||
| <2 | 1 (13) | 8 (62) | 4 (50) |
| 2–5 | 3 (38) | 2 (15) | 2 (25) |
| 5–10 | 2 (25) | 3 (23) | 1 (13) |
| 10+ | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 1 (13) |
| Patient characteristics | A (n=20) | B (n=17) | C (n=18) |
| Age (year) mean (SD) | 43 (15) | 60 (22) | 66 (13) |
| Female, number (%) | 7 (35) | 6 (35) | 6 (33) |
| Side of hemiplegia, number right side (%) | 13 (65) | 8 (47) | 9 (50) |
| Days on study, number (SD) | 75 (28) | 51 (34) | 43 (26) |
| Time between injury date and study recruitment date, months (SD) | |||
| Inpatient rehabilitation | 5.9 (4) | 1.3 (0.77) | 1.2 (1.8) |
| Outpatient rehabilitation | 18.6 (7.9) | 41.5 (48.9) | 7.0 (4.0) |
| Injury type, number (%) | |||
| Stroke | 11 (55) | 13 (76) | 18 (100) |
| Brain injury | 9 (45) | 4 (24) | 0 (0) |