Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants and subdivided into device groups. Distance from VA medical center (VAMC) represents the mean distance for each participant to the closest VAMC that can provide comparable clinic based Physical Therapy.
| Robotic-Assisted Therapy | Upper extremity, n=10 | Lower extremity, n=10 | Total, n=20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, gender, n (%) | 9 (90) | 10 (100) | 19 (95) | |||
| White/African American | 9/1 | 8/2 | 17/3 | |||
| Education (years) | 12.8 | 12.4 | 13 | |||
| Mean time since stroke, months (range) | 21.5 (1.8–136.7) | 19.4 (3.5–67.7) | 20.4 (1.8–136.7) | |||
| Mean age (years) at enrollment, mean (SD) | 63.4 (9.1) | 70.6 (12.7) | 67 (11.4) | |||
| Dominant Right hand/foot, n (%) | 10 (100) | 10 (100) | 20 (100) | |||
| Right side affected, n (%) | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 10 (50) | |||
| Withdrew after baseline visit | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Distance from VAMC miles (SD) | 76.08 | (35.0) | 53.64 | (35.5) | 63.32 | (35.8) |
| Time device in home in days (SD) | 119.6 | (39.4) | 105.4 | (43.3) | 112.9 | (40.8) |