Table 3.
Behavioral Outcome Measure (WMFT) Across Time for Paretic and Less Affected Hand
| Mean Time of the WMFT Total 15 items (s) | ||||||||||
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Less Affected Hand |
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| ID | Pre | Post | 6-mo | 12-mo | Time Diff (Post-Pre) | % Time Diff | Pre | Post | 6-mo | 12-mo |
| 1 | 6.11 | 4.60 | NA | NA | −1.51 | −24.71 | 1.82 | 1.94 | NA | NA |
| 2 | 2.27 | 1.83 | NA | NA | −0.44 | −19.38 | 1.24 | 1.27 | NA | NA |
| 3 | 30.693 | 22.552 | 16.081 | 6.89 | −8.13 | −26.50 | 2.27 | 1.69 | 2.28 | 1.69 |
| 4 | 23.221 | 7.18 | 7.18 | 18.58 | −16.04 | −69.08 | 2.92 | 1.87 | 1.66 | 1.62 |
| Mean (SD) | 15.58*,** (13.58) |
9.04* (9.27) |
NA | NA | −6.53 (7.19) |
−34.91 (22.97) |
2.06** (0.71) |
1.69 (0.30) |
NA | NA |
% Time diff = [(post − pre)/pre] × 100. WMFT = Wolf Motor Function Test; NA = not available. Superscript for time shows the number of items incomplete within 120 seconds.
*
P= .07 between pre- and posttherapy for the paretic hand (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).
**
P= .06 between paretic and less affected hand before therapy (Mann-Whitney U-test).