Table 1.

FIM scores [$\overline{x}\pm \mathrm{s}$, points].

Group	N	Upper limb		Lower limb
		Before nursing	After 3 mo of nursing	Before nursing	After 3 mo of nursing
C group	40	21.58 ± 3.22	48.59 ± 2.43*	9.54 ± 1.21	21.49 ± 3.43*
R group	40	21.54 ± 2.45	53.95 ± 3.32*	9.59 ± 1.54	25.34 ± 4.54*
t		0.062	8.239	0.161	4.279
P		>.05	<.01	>.05	<.01

^*Indicated that this group is compared before and after nursing, P < .05.

FIM = functional independence scale.