Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline of stroke participants in robot-assisted therapy (RT) and conventional therapy (CT) groups.
| Characteristics | CT (n = 24) | RT (n = 24) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | |||
| Sex (male/female) | 15/9 | 20/4 | 0.10 |
| Age (years) | 66.1 ± 6.9 | 65.8 ± 9.0 | 0.89 |
| Type of stroke (ischemic/hemorrhage) | 19/5 | 19/5 | 0.41 |
| Dominant side (left/right) | 2/22 | 1/23 | 0.99 |
| Affected side (left/right) | 13/11 | 15/9 | 0.56 |
| Stroke onset (months) | 3.5 ± 2.7 | 3.9 ± 2.5 | 0.62 |
| Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.14 |
| Evaluation | |||
| Brunnstrom recovery stages scale (BRS 2/3/4) | 9/9/6 | 5/9/10 | 0.14 |
| Fugl Meyer Assessment-Upper extremity (FMA-UE) | 15.4 ± 8.7 | 15.9 ± 8.6 | 0.84 |
| Modified Barthel index (MBI) | 56.2 ± 16.3 | 59.1 ± 13.7 | 0.51 |