Table 2.
Pinch strength within both groups
| Pinch strength (Kg) | Group A (Handwriting) (N = 15) |
Group B (iPad writing) (N = 15) |
MD (95% CI) | P a | Effect size (η2) | Group X Time interaction (F) p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||||
| Pre-activity | 12.53 ± 2.80 | 12.07 ± 2.25 | –0.47(–2.37–1.43) | 0.62 | 0.008 | |
| Post-activity | 9.67 ± 1.72 | 10.67 ± 2.82 | 1.00(–0.75–2.74) | 0.25 | 0.05 | F1,28=12.54 |
| < 0.01** | ||||||
| MD (95% CI) | –2.87(–4.84 to − 0.89) | –1.40(–3.36–0.56) | ||||
| P b | < 0.01** | 0.15 | ||||
| Effect size (η2) | 0.41 | 0.14 | ||||
Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD); CI Confidence Interval, MD Mean Difference, Pa) value intergroups from independent-samples t-test; Pb) two-tailed value within group from paired-samples t-test; Significant Pb and P value ** (<0.01) η2: partial eta square; group × time interaction P value from two-way repeated measures ANOVA