|
Variables
|
Historical control group
|
DBWS group
|
|---|
|
Mean (SD)
|
Mean (SD)
|
|---|
|
FIM gain
|
|
Total
|
36 (12)
|
48 (11)
|
|
Self care
|
14 (4.5)
|
17 (4.3)
|
|
Sphincter
|
4.6 (3.3)a
|
7.9 (2.1)a
|
|
Mobility
|
7.4 (5.9)
|
11 (2.6)
|
|
Locomotion
|
3.5 (2.6)
|
6.3 (2.9)
|
|
Cognition
|
2.9 (2.1)
|
2.4 (1.4)
|
|
Social cognition
|
3.0 (2.2)
|
3.5 (2.4)
|
|
Length of stay (days)
|
29 (31)
|
21 (12)
|
|
Variables
|
Historical control group
|
DBWS group
|
|---|
|
[range 5–109 days]
|
[range 10–50 days]
|
|---|
|
FIM efficiency (points/day)
|
|
Total
|
2.4 (1.7)
|
2.8 (1.4)
|
|
Self care
|
1.0 (0.8)
|
1.0 (0.5)
|
|
Sphincter
|
0.3 (0.3)
|
0.4 (0.2)
|
|
Mobility
|
0.4 (0.3)
|
0.6 (0.3)
|
|
Locomotion
|
0.3 (0.3)
|
0.4 (0.3)
|
|
Cognition
|
0.1 (0.1)
|
0.1 (0.1)
|
|
Social cognition
|
0.2 (0.2)
|
0.2 (0.2)
|
- DBWS Dynamic Body-weight Support, FIM Functional Independence Measure
- aStatistically significant difference
