Table 3.
Average effect sizes of design variable levels and diagnosis
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Study design
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95% Confidence interval
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Heterogeneity
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Category
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Studies (n)
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Effect size
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Lower limit
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Upper limit
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Q
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P value
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df
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| Diagnosis | CP | 3 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.74 | 90.36 | 0.000 | 2 |
| ASD | 2 | 1.35 | 0.96 | 1.71 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 1 | |
| ADHD | 2 | 1.06 | 0.75 | 1.38 | 36.52 | 0.31 | 1 | |
| Developmental disability | 6 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 273.62 | 0.000 | 5 | |
| Intellectual disability | 6 | 0.14 | -0.05 | 0.34 | 232.97 | 0.000 | 5 | |
| Time | 30 min | 3 | -0.01 | -0.13 | 0.11 | 1.22 | 0.54 | 2 |
| 40 min | 15 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.99 | 527.86 | 0.000 | 14 | |
| Method | Individual | 20 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 700.33 | 0.000 | 19 |
| Group | 4 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.47 | 46.88 | 0.000 | 3 | |
CP: Cerebral palsy; ASD: Autism spectrum disorder; ADHD: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.