Table 1.
Summary statistics of the studies computed in our data analysis, including sample size, average Fugl-Meyer assessment of upper extremity (FM) at baseline and post-standard rehabilitation care, serial change in FM between baseline and post, and effect size in terms of standardized mean difference and standard error.
| Study ID | Study name | Sample size | Baseline | Post | Δ FM | Effect size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg FM | Avg FM | SMD | SE | ||||
| 14 | Page et al. (2004) (21) | 6 | 32.55 | 29.7 | −2.85 | −0.29 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Pang et al. (2006) (22) | 30 | 51.3 | 52.5 | 1.2 | 0.06 | 0.43 |
| 2 | Page et al. (2007) (2) | 16 | 35.75 | 36.75 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.53 |
| 7 | Stinear et al. (2008) (7) | 16 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.61 |
| 13 | Chae (2009) (23) | 13 | 32.3 | 33.8 | 1.5 | 0.13 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Housman et al. (2009) (24) | 14 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 2.2 | 0.55 | 2.10 |
| 16 | Lin et al. (2009) (25) | 20 | 49.75 | 51.25 | 1.5 | 0.12 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Lindenberg et al. (2010) (26) | 10 | 39.8 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.10 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Lo et al. (2010) (27) | 27 | 20.3 | 19.24 | −1.06 | −0.11 | 0.64 |
| 8 | Michielsen et al. (2011) (13) | 20 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.32 |
| 15 | Line et al. (2010) (33) | 17 | 53.53 | 54.99 | 1.46 | 0.16 | 0.76 |
| 10 | Liao et al. (2012) (20) | 10 | 39.6 | 40.9 | 1.3 | 0.11 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Reinkensmeyer et al. (2012) (28) | 13 | 22.9 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.40 |
| 3 | Klamroth et al. (2014) (3) | 35 | 20.7 | 23.3 | 2.6 | 0.32 | 1.89 |
| 18 | Timmermans et al. (2014) (19) | 11 | 53 | 54 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.64 |
| 4 | Fleming et al. (2015) (4) | 17 | 37.5 | 38.1 | 0.6 | 0.02 | 0.36 |
| 5 | Cacho et al. (2015) (5) | 10 | 34.9 | 38.3 | 3.4 | 0.18 | 0.73 |
| 9 | Colomer et al. (2016) (32) | 16 | 9 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.16 | 0.72 |
| 1 | Levy et al. (2016) (1) | 56 | 37.6 | 40.7 | 3.1 | 0.45 | 3.39 |
| 6 | Chen et al. (2019) (6) | 11 | 30.03 | 27.06 | −2.97 | −0.14 | 0.63 |
| Total (all studies, N = 20) | 368 | 33.6 ± 12.7 | 34.5 ± 12.9 | 0.9 ± 1.66 | 0.11 | 0.87 | |