Table 2. Comparison of pre and post-intervention values for participants in the control and intervention, unimanual and bimanual massed practice, and SS and FES groups.
| Control Mean (SD) | Intervention Mean (SD) | Unimanual MP Mean (SD) | Bimanual MP Mean (SD) | SS Mean (SD) | FES Mean (SD) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical measure | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | P | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | P | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | P |
| JTHF, seconds |
225.7 (177.9) |
235.2 (174.2) |
482.8 (296.5) |
411.1 (297.4) |
.03 | 291.5 (259.2) |
225.5 (188.7) |
457.3 (276.6) |
412.4 (289.2) |
.57 | 432.4 (254.3) |
365.9 (242.8) |
329.5 (285.8) |
293.4 (271.5) |
.57 |
| CAHAI seconds |
40.7 (13.2) |
39.8 (14.4) |
36.9 (13.8) |
39.0 (14.1) |
.15 | 44.6 (13.9) |
44.6 (17.2) |
33.3 (13.5) |
38.1 (11.9) |
.03 | 34.6 (10.1) |
36.8 (9.5) |
42.3 (17.3) |
45.1 (17.6) |
.68 |
| Pinch, lbs |
4.6 (6.3) |
4.7 (5.8) |
4.4 (4.1) |
4.9 (4.7) |
.44 | 3.8 (4.3) |
4.8 (4.2) |
5.30 (7.0) |
6.1 (8.2) |
.23 | 2.4 (1.9) |
3.1 (1.9) |
6.6 (7.4) |
7.6 (8.4) |
.23 |
| SWMT | 12.5 (3.9) |
13.0 (4.6) |
9.5 (4.1) |
10.0 (4.4) |
.60 | 10.0 (5.6) |
12.0 (5.3) |
8.5 (4.5) |
9.0 (4.2) |
.18 | 7.0 (4.1) |
8.0 (3.8) |
12.5 (3.9) |
14.0 (3.7) |
.18 |
| HAQ score |
27.5 (8.9) |
27.0 (9.2) |
31.2 (9.0) |
30.0 (7.8) |
.46 | 23.6 (10.0) |
21.8 (8.8) |
32.0 (11.8) |
30.3 (11.4) |
.74 | 30.8 (9.9) |
28.6 (9.3) |
28.2 (9.2) |
27.0 (8.7) |
.18 |
Note: CAHAI = Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory; FES = functional electrical stimulation; HAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire; JTHF = Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test; MP = massed practice; SWMT = Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test.