Table 3.
Baseline scores of the physical and self-report measures, and comparison between experimental and control groups (N=167)
| Variables | Day unit n=52 |
Home rehabilitation n=60 |
Control n=55 |
p Value | Statistic | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | (IQR) | Min, max | Median | (IQR) | Min, max | Median | (IQR) | Min, max | |||||||
| PASS | 31 | (6) | 18, 36 | 31 | (5) | 17, 36 | 31 | (3) | 20, 36 | 0.964 | K-W | ||||
| FAC | 5 | (2) | 0, 5 | 4 | (2) | 1, 5 | 5 | (2) | 1, 5 | 0.365 | χ2 test | ||||
| FAC; n (%) | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | (19) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | (−) | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | (8) | 4 (7) | 1 (2) | |||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (23) | 11 (18) | 11 (20) | |||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | (15) | 19 (32) | 12 (22) | |||||||||||
| 5 | 27 | (52) | 24 (40) | 29 (53) | |||||||||||
| NIHSS | 3 | (3) | 1, 25 | 3 | (3) | 0, 11 | 2 | (3) | 0, 26 | 0.275 | K-W | ||||
| BI* | 100 | (0) | 5, 100 | 100 | (9) | 50, 100 | 100 | (5) | 50, 100 | 0.390 | K-W | ||||
| mRS | 0.971 | χ2 test | |||||||||||||
| mRS; n (%) | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 4 | (8) | 4 (7) | 3 (6) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 13 | (25) | 11 (18) | 11 (20) | |||||||||||
| 2 | 27 | (52) | 32 (53) | 29 (53) | |||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | (14) | 9 (15) | 9 (17) | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | (2) | 4 (7) | 3 (6) | |||||||||||
| Mean | (SD) | Min, max | Mean | (SD) | Min, max | Mean | (SD) | Min, max | |||||||
| TIS-modNV | 10.48 | (3.95) | 1, 16 | 9.52 | (3.51) | 1, 16 | 10.73 | (3.86) | 1, 16 | 0.192 | ANOVA | ||||
| TUG m/s | 0.52 | (0.30) | 0.00, 1.15 | 0.52 | (0.27) | 0.00, 1.27 | 0.53 | (0.28) | 0.00, 1.13 | 0.988 | ANOVA | ||||
| 5mtW m/s | 0.88 | (0.41) | 0.00, 1.46 | 0.91 | (0.39) | 0,00, 1.56 | 0.93 | (0.41) | 0.00, 1.84 | 0.830 | ANOVA | ||||
| NRS† | |||||||||||||||
| Walking | 3.5 | (2.7) | 0, 10 | 3.6 | (2.8) | 0, 10 | 3.0 | (2.7) | 0, 10 | 0.444 | ANOVA | ||||
| Balance | 3.4 | (2.8) | 0, 10 | 4.1 | (2.9) | 0, 10 | 3.3 | (2.6) | 0, 10 | 0.245 | ANOVA | ||||
| ADL | 2.6 | (2.7) | 0, 10 | 3.3 | (2.9) | 0, 10 | 2.2 | (2.5) | 0, 8 | 0.084 | ANOVA | ||||
| Physical activity | 2.7 | (3.0) | 0, 10 | 3.0 | (2.9) | 0, 10 | 2.3 | (2.2) | 0, 8 | 0.420 | ANOVA | ||||
| Pain | 1.1 | (1.9) | 0, 9 | 1.3 | (2.4) | 0, 10 | 1.3 | (2.1) | 0, 7 | 0.865 | ANOVA | ||||
| Tiredness | 3.1 | (2.7) | 0, 10 | 3.5 | (2.5) | 0, 10 | 3.4 | (2.8) | 0, 8 | 0.810 | ANOVA | ||||
*Missing BI: one control.
†Missing NRS 1, NRS 2, NRS 3, NRS 4, NRS 6: two in day unit group, two in home rehabilitation group, two in control group; missing NRS 5: one in day unit group, two in home rehabilitation group, two in control group.
5mTW, 5 m timed walk; ANOVA, analysis of variance; BI, Barthel Index; FAC, functional ambulation categories; K-W, Kruskal-Wallis test; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NRS, Numerical Rating Scale; PASS, Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke; TIS-modNV, Trunk Impairment Scale modified Norwegian version; TUG, timed Up-and-Go.