Table 1_A longitudinal study on the impact of stroke patients’ perception trajectories of disease recurrence on short-term clinical outcomes.docx

Multivariable regression analysis, after adjusting for confounders, revealed that compared with the sustained low-risk perception group, the delayed high-risk perception group had a 2.85-fold higher odds of functional dependence at 6 months, an average NIHSS score 2.01 points higher, a Barthel Index score 12.31 points lower, and an SS-QOL total score 14.61 points lower (all p < 0.05). Regarding stroke recurrence, the delayed high-risk perception group had the highest recurrence rate (18.0%); however, given the small number of recurrence events during the 6-month follow-up (only 20 cases), this finding was treated as exploratory and descriptive only, and no multivariable regression analysis was performed.

The other two trajectory groups showed no statistically significant differences compared with the reference group.</p>Conclusion<p>Heterogeneous developmental trajectories of recurrence risk perception exist among stroke patients, and the “delayed high-risk perception” trajectory is significantly associated with adverse short-term clinical outcomes. Dynamic monitoring of changes in patients’ risk perception in clinical practice may help identify high-risk individuals and thus provide a reference for early psychological intervention.</p>