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Table 2 Outcome measures overview a

From: Retraining and assessing hand movement after stroke using the MusicGlove: comparison with conventional hand therapy and isometric grip training

 

Baseline measure

Change in outcome measure pre- to post-training

Repeated measures ANOVA

P Between Training types

P pre-to-post training

Outcome Measure

 

MGL

TTE

ITR

 

MGL vs TTE

MGL vs ITR

ITR vs TTE

MGL

TTE

ITR

Box and Block Test (blocks/min)

28.4 ± 15.8

3.21 ± 3.82

-.29 ± 2.27

.083 ± 4.75

.071

.010b

.092

.440

.009b

.384

.477

Arm Motor Fugl-Meyer (out of 66)

53.2 ± 7.29

.875 ± 3.19

.750 ± 2.14

1.83 ± 2.37

.571

.460

.220

.184

.191

.134

.013

Wolf Motor Score

2.87 ± .290

.101 ± .141

.040 ± .079

.056 ± .127

.466

.155

.269

.350

.014b

.061

.088

Wolf Motor Time (seconds)

13.4 ± 11.5

-1.58 ± 3.13

-1.38 ± 3.05

-2.29 ± 3.84

3.83

.447

.253

.274

.061

.081

.037

Action Research Arm Test

38.1 ± 14.8

.875 ± 2.85

.167 ± 4.12

1.41 ± 3.44

.223

.344

.367

.277

.166

.448

.100

9-Hole Peg (Pegs-minute)

7.10 ± 6.45

2.14 ± 2.98

-.855 ± 1.29

1.47 ± 4.55

0.011b

.005b

.370

.069

.015b

.026

.153

Key pinch (kg force)

3.90 ± 1.85

0.417 ± 2.17

-.200 ± 3.41

.754 ± 1.06

.646

.341

.353

.203

.269

.425

.019

Index pincer (kg force)

1.55 ± .880

.146 ± .463

.092 ± .672

.200 ± .347

.881

.419

.373

.345

.160

.330

.041

Middle pincer (kg force)

1.68 ± 1.02

-.007 ± .686

.154 ± .668

.344 ± .712

.714

.322

.134

.238

.487

.230

.069

Ring pincer (kg force)

1.09 ± .871

.039 ± .414

.183 ± .783

.311 ± .763

.644

.340

.135

.380

.380

.227

.102

Little pincer (kg force)

.601 ± .641

-.108 ± .240

.100 ± .537

.175 ± .667

.899

.175

.100

.415

.081

.275

.201

  1. Abbreviations: MGL, MusicGlove; ITR, IsoTrainer; TTE, Tabletop exercises (control).
  2. aValues are given as means ± standard deviations.
  3. bP < .05/3.