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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

From: Effect of the Wii Sports Resort on the improvement in attention, processing speed and working memory in moderate stroke

  

Total Group (n = 30)

Intervention Group (n = 15)

Control Group (n = 15)

Statistics

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

χ 2

df

p

p*

Sex

 Men

20

66.7

10

66.7

10

66.7

0.00

1

1.00

1.00

 Women

10

33.3

5

33.3

5

33.3

    

Current Marital Status

 Married

15

50.0

9

60.0

6

40.0

2.93

3

.402

.475

 Single

10

33.3

5

33.3

5

33.3

    

 Widowed

2

6.7

0

0.0

2

13.3

    

 Cohabiting

3

10.0

1

6.7

2

13.3

    

Education

 Less than primary

1

3.3

1

6.7

0

0.0

10.01

4

.040

.028

 Primary

13

43.3

4

26.7

9

60.0

    

 High school

7

23.3

5

33.3

2

13.3

    

 A levels

5

16.7

1

6.7

4

26.7

    

 Graduate studies or Master/PhD

4

13.3

4

26.7

0

0.0

    

Where they live

 Own home

24

80.0

11

73.3

13

86.7

0.83

1

.361

.651

 Relative’s home

6

20.0

4

26.6

2

13.3

    

Who they live with

 Alone

7

23.3

2

13.3

5

33.3

1.68

1

.195

.390

 With others

23

76.7

13

86.7

10

66.7

    

Type of stroke and location

 Ischemic Right

15

50.0

7

46.7

8

53.3

1.07

3

.785

1.00

 Ischemic Left

6

20.0

3

20.0

3

20.0

    

 Hemorrhagic Right

8

26.7

4

26.7

4

26.7

    

 Hemorrhagic Left

1

3.3

1

6.7

0

0.0

    
 

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

t

df

p

d

Age

 

65.00

15.00

58.43

15.71

71.55

11.37

−2.62

28

.014

.99

  1. Note: χ2: Chi-Square; df: Degree of Freedom; p: p-value; p*: Exact p-value; M: Mean; SD: Standard Deviation; t: t-Student