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Table 1 Participants characteristics

From: Efficacy of a technology-based client-centred training system in neurological rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial

 

Intervention group (n = 24)

Control group (n = 21)

Between group difference

Gender (m/v)

16/8

11/10

 

Age

58.13 ± 16.46

60.14 ± 16.72

p = 0.569

Diagnosis (n)

p = 0.757

 Stroke

19

17

 

 MS

2

2

 

 Other

3a

2b

 

 Time since diagnosis (months)

13.25 ± 22.83

16.00 ± 41.32

p = 0.376

Time (hours/week)

 Conventional therapy

8.33 ± 3.51

7.62 ± 3.58

p = 0.431

 Intervention exercise

1.47 ± 0.02

NA

 

WMFT

 FAS

47.96 ± 10.73

48.67 ± 12.01

p = 0.864

 Time (seconds)

120.01 ± 131.53

102.00 ± 132.04

p = 0.246

 MAM-36

88.29 ± 32.66

107.90 ± 18.61

p = 0.036* (r = − 0.312)

COPM

 Performance

22.38 ± 9.53

17.52 ± 8.22

p = 0.077

 Satisfaction

23.79 ± 11.706

16.90 ± 9.47

p = 0.036* (r = 0.312)

  1. Data presented as mean ± SD unless mentioned otherwise; *Significant difference with Mann–Whitney U-test p-value and effect size r; MS Multiple Sclerosis, WMFT Wolf Motor Function Test, FAS Functional Ability Scale, MAM-36 Manual Ability Measure-36, COPM Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, NA not applicable
  2. Other diagnosis: aGuillain-Barré (n = 1), Spinal Cord Injury (n = 1), and Parkinson's disease (n = 1); bAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (n = 1), and brain surgery (n = 1)
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 1743-0003

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