Weight-supported training of the upper extremity in children with cerebral palsy: a motor learning study

Table 2 Acquisition, transfer, and retention values

	Week 1		Week 2			Transfer Δweek 2 – Δweek 1		Retention Week 2 day 4 - day 3
	Day 1	Day 3	Day 1	Day 3	Day 4	p-value	Effect size	p-value	Effect size
Time [s]	25.55 ± 5.56	24.64 ± 7.37	22.09 ± 4.48	20.05 ± 4.93	18.86 ± 3.13	0.433	d = 0.32	0.337	d = 0.29
Path-ratio [m/m]	1.81 ± 0.48	1.84 ± 0.50	1.70 ± 0.31	1.50 ± 0.26	1.47 ± 0.22	0.266	r_ES = 0.24	0.880	d = 0.10
BBT [blocks/min]	36.59 ± 15.15	37.05 ± 14.01	36.50 ± 13.99	40.46 ± 14.63	39.82 ± 15.24	0.008	d = 1.59	0.559	d = 0.04
Melbourne [%]	90.34 ± 9.78	89.96 ± 9.81	90.34 ± 9.28	92.24 ± 8.13	91.86 ± 9.20	0.063	r_ES = 0.40	0.996	r_ES = 0.14

Displayed are the means ± standard deviations for all measurement time points of week 1 and 2. Skill transfer analyzes the difference between week 1 and 2, whereas retention looks at the difference of day 3 and 4 of week 2
Abbreviations: d Cohan’s d, r _ES non-parametric effect size, BBT Box and Block Test, Melbourne Melbourne Assessment for Unilateral Upper Limb Function

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