Table 5.

Summary of Sub-group Analyses Exploring Heterogeneity among Trials Reporting Motor Activity Log–Amount of Use Sub-scale Findings

Sub-group comparison	No. of studies (n)	Effect estimate (95% CI)	Test for difference	p-value
Criteria for learned non-use used?
Yes	9 (283)	1.01 (0.81–1.22)	χ2=0.83	0.36
No	3 (69)	1.26 (0.77–1.75)
Time post stroke
<6 mo	3 (66)	1.88 (1.58–2.17)	χ2=33.41	0.001
≥6 mo	5 (178)	0.62 (0.31–0.93)
Exclude participants with spasticity?
Yes	7 (180)	1.61 (1.41–1.82)	χ2=23.9	0.001
No	5 (138)	0.61 (0.26–0.95)
Sample size of trial
≥30 participants	7 (265)	0.84 (0.59–1.09)	χ2=6.63	0.01
<30 participants	5 (87)	1.34 (1.05–1.64)
Total PEDro score
≥7	9 (313)	0.61 (0.38–0.84)	χ2=46.34	0.001
<7	3 (39)	2.03 (1.69–2.38)