Table 2.
Comparison of outcome scores (Intragroup and intergroup analysis)
| Variable | Group | Pre Mean (± Standard deviation)) |
Post Mean (± Standard deviation) |
Follow up Mean (± Standard deviation) |
ANOVA (duration*side*group) p-value |
Two-paired comparisons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Vs. Post p-value |
Pre Vs. Follow up p-value |
Post Vs. Follow up p-value |
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| JAMAR® more affected side | Experimental | 28.73 (± 13.03) | 29.39 (± 13.38) | 30.38 (± 14.18) | 0.859 | > 0.999 | 0.572 | 0.692 |
| Control | 23.00 (± 13.60) | 24.39 (± 13.69) | 23.40 (± 13.14) | 0.701 | > 0.999 | 0.638 | ||
| JAMAR® less affected side | Experimental | 31.60 (± 13.00) | 31.90 (± 14.64) | 32.75 (± 15.3) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | |
| Control | 24.71 (± 12.10) | 26.24 (± 12.20) | 24.13 (± 12.33) | 0.615 | > 0.999 | 0.213 | ||
| Two-finger opposition grip more affected side | Experimental | 4.6 (± 1.92) | 4.03 (± 1.83) | 3.91 (± 1.80) | 0.1 | 0.172 | 0.180 | > 0.999 |
| Control | 3.47 (± 0.98) | 4.72 (± 1y.89) | 4.08 (± 1.24) | 0.017 | 0.669 | 0.420 | ||
| Two-finger opposition grip less affected side | Experimental | 4.48 (± 1.31) | 4.38 (± 1.36) | 4.62 (± 2.42) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | |
| Control | 4.30 (± 1.25) | 4.74 (± 1.55) | 4.61 (± 0.95) | 0.804 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | ||
| Lateral pinch grip more affected side | Experimental | 7.70 (± 2.22) | 7.76 (± 3.27) | 7.91 (± 3.24) | 0.214 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 |
| Control | 5.47 (± 2.25) | 6.58 (± 2.69) | 6.86 (± 2.56) | 0.431 | 0.393 | > 0.999 | ||
| Lateral pinch grip less affected side | Experimental | 7.64 (± 2.41) | 7.61 (± 3.20) | 8.06 (± 3.26) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | 0.666 | |
| Control | 7.05 (± 3.08) | 7.08 (± 2.77) | 7.52 (± 2.87) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | ||
| Three-finger pinch grip More affected | Experimental | 6.41 (± 2.50) | 6.15 (± 3.05) | 6.19 (± 2.72) | 0.123 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 |
| Control | 5.22(± 2.14) | 5.80 (± 1.81) | 6.08 (± 2.42) | > 0.999 | 0.329 | > 0.999 | ||
| Three-finger pinch grip Less affected | Experimental | 6.14 (± 1.98) | 6.38 (± 2.46) | 7.02 (± 2.63) | > 0.999 | 0.473 | 0.734 | |
| Control | 6.47 (± 1.96) | 6.44 (± 1.76) | 7.33 (± 3.06) | > 0.999 | 0.959 | 0.757 | ||
| BBT More affected | Experimental | 44.50 (± 7.65) | 49.17 (± 10.15) | 52.08 (± 9.53) | 0.338 | 0.048 | 0.001 | 0.380 |
| Control | 39.23 (± 10.20) | 40.77 (± 10.89) | 45.08 (± 11.55) | > 0.999 | 0.069 | 0.005 | ||
| BBT Less affected | Experimental | 47.75 (± 9.55) | 49.92 (± 11.97) | 54.83 (± 9.93) | 0.312 | < 0.001 | 0.034 | |
| Control | 41.69 (± 10.61) | 42.46 (± 11.24) | 45.46 (± 10.38) | > 0.999 | 0.012 | 0.282 | ||
| NHPT More affected | Experimental | 34.65 (± 17.13) | 29.86 (± 11.04) | 33.45 (± 23.30) | 0.765 | 0.077 | > 0.999 | 0.629 |
| Control | 37.86 (± 18.17) | 35.36 (± 13.64) | 35.46 (± 15.49) | 0.623 | 0.503 | > 0.999 | ||
| NHPT Less affected | Experimental | 28.16 (± 3.45) | 28.18 (± 6.29) | 26.72 (± 6.08) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | |
| Control | 34.61 (± 20.84) | 35.30 (± 19.07) | 33.31 (± 13.73) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | 0.826 | ||
| FSS | Experimental | 49.00 (± 11.83) | 45.67 (± 8.37) | 48.58 (± 9.25) | 0.531 | 0.244 | > 0.999 | 0.607 |
| Control | 38.31 (± 19.24) | 37.62 (± 17.76) | 38.15 (± 18.72) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | ||
| ABILHAND | Experimental | 35.42 (± 8.43) | 35.67 (± 8.46) | 36.75 (± 8.50) | 0.859 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | 0.992 |
| Control | 34.62 (± 12.03) | 36.15 (± 9.82) | 37.23 (± 8.84) | > 0.999 | 0.485 | 0.943 | ||
| MSIS-29 physical score | Experimental | 57.07 (± 20.53) | 64.42 (± 18.52) | 62.29 (± 16.62) | 0.504 | 0.332 | 0.695 | 0.955 |
| Control | 43.75 (± 31.66) | 43.95 (± 29.45) | 43.85 (± 29.02) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | ||
| MSIS-29 psychological score | Experimental | 47.96 (± 25.18) | 50.26 (± 22.84) | 58.02 (± 20.63) | 0.451 | > 0.999 | 0.146 | 0.438 |
| Control | 44.53 (± 29.87) | 43.68 (± 33.91) | 46.22 (± 33.78) | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | > 0.999 | ||
BBT Box and Block Test; NHPT Nine Hole Peg Test; FSS Fatigue Severity Scale; MSIS-29 Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale. All p-values present Bonferroni adjustment