Table 5.

SS-QOL scores for each group and results of repeated measures analysis of variance.

	Baseline (t0)	1 month (t1)	3 months (t2)	Time effect		Inter-group effect		Group × time effect*
				F -value	P- value	F -value	P -value	F -value	P- value
Control group (n = 80)	117.59 ± 17.99	120.10 ± 18.11	121.89 ± 16.89	35.602	< 0.01	34.401a	< 0.01	146.294	< 0.01
Experimental group (n = 80)	119.94 ± 22.78	130.83 ± 22.30	137.46 ± 21.70	433.476	< 0.01	75.636b	< 0.01
t value	−0.724	−3.339	−5.066
P-value	0.470	0.001	< 0.01

Outcome measures presented as mean ± SD.

^*Interaction results of time and group in repeated measurement analysis of variance.

^aOne month of intervention.

^bThree months of intervention.

SS-QOL, stroke-specific quality of life scale.