Table 4.
Comparison Between Groups for Stroke Impact and Arm Movement
| Median (Range) | Median (Range) | |||||||
| Outcome Measure and Group | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1–2 Change Score | ra | Time 3 | Time 1–3 Change Score | ra | |
| SIS Physical | ||||||||
| UC | 42.5 (10–80) | 37.5 (10–80) | −2.5 (–70 to 20) | .3 | 45 (25–80) | 5.0 (–20 to 20) | .2 | |
| CO–OP | 45 (15–80) | 50 (20–80) | 2.5 (–5 to 20) | 55 (20–80) | 10.0 (–5.0 to 25.0) | |||
| SIS Memory | ||||||||
| UC | 67.1 (34.3–80) | 71.4 (48.6–80) | 0 (–25.7 to 40) | .3 | 62.9 (51.4–74.3) | −2.9 (–17.1 to 40) | .2 | |
| CO–OP | 62.9 (11.4–80) | 67.1 (2.9–80) | 4.3 (–8.6 to 40) | 77.1 (0–80) | 5.7 (–14.3 to 37.1) | |||
| SIS Emotion | ||||||||
| UC | 61.1 (28.9–77.8) | 66.7 (17.8–80) | −1.1 (–22.2 to 11.1) | .3 | 66.7 (57.8–77.8) | 2.2 (–13.3 to 13.3) | .2 | |
| CO–OP | 60 (24.4–80) | 66.7 (26.7–80) | 7.8 (–35.6 to 13.3) | 71.1 (20–77.8) | 6.7 (–42.2 to 17.8) | |||
| SIS Communication | ||||||||
| UC | 77.1 (40–80) | 78.6 (54.3–80) | 0 (–20 to 2.9) | .4 | 74.3 (54.3–80) | 0 (–11.4 to 8.6) | .4 | |
| CO–OP | 65.1 (22.9–80) | 72.9 (28.6–80) | 1.43 (–11.4 to 20) | 71.4 (42.9–80) | 2.9 (–5.7 to 34.3) | |||
| ARAT | ||||||||
| UC | 55 (0–57) | 50 (0–57) | 0 (–24 to 5) | .2 | 55 (4–57) | 1 (–5 to 10) | .1 | |
| CO–OP | 50 (0–57) | 55 (0–57) | 0 (–5 to 11) | 55 (2–57) | 2.5 (–1 to 18) | |||
| ARAT (Impairment)b | ||||||||
| UC | 22 (0–47) | 5 (0–47) | –1.5 (–24 to 5) | .3 | 30 (4–55) | 8 (1 to 10) | .3 | |
| CO–OP | 4 (0–45) | 10 (0–49) | 0 (–5 to 11) | 22 (2–56) | 12 (–1 to 18) | |||
Note. ARAT = Action Research Arm Test; CO–OP = Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance; SIS = Stroke Impact Scale; UC = usual care.
a
Effect size: 0.1 = small effect, 0.3 = medium effect, 0.5 = large effect.
b
UC group, n = 7; CO-OP group, n = 8.