Table 2. Changes in walking measures and self-reported questionnaires after multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation.
| Pre-MIR | Post-MIR | Changea | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Group (n = 76) | |||||
| T25FW (meters/second) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.3) | <0.001* | |
| Daily step count | 5258.2 (3148.1) | 5582.0 (3172.9) | 323.8 (1331.3) | 0.033* | |
| MSWS-12 | 43.9 (29.6) | 34.4 (24.5) | -9.5 (20.6) | 0.002** | |
| FSS | 4.9 (1.6) | 4.2 (1.7) | -0.7 (1.3) | <0.001** | |
| "Mild" walking disability (EDSS <4; n = 49) | |||||
| T25FW (meters/second) | 1.8 (0.4) | 1.9 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.001* | |
| 6MWT (meters) | 489.9 (91.7) | 538.8 (96.6) | 48.9 (48.7) | <0.001** | |
| Daily step count | 6529.9 (3046.4) | 7069.4 (2765.7) | 539.5 (1530.1) | 0.017* | |
| MSWS-12 | 34.9 (24.3) | 25.5 (19.5) | -9.5 (21.7) | 0.014** | |
| FSS | 4.7 (1.5) | 3.8 (1.6) | -0.8 (1.4) | 0.001** | |
| "Moderate-severe" walking disability (EDSS 4–6.5; n = 27) | |||||
| T25FW (meters/second) | 0.9 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.015* | |
| 2MWT (meters) | 85.6 (34.5) | 100.4 (46.8) | 14.8 (35.1) | 0.008** | |
| Daily steps count | 2950.4 (1696.0) | 2882.8 (1784.1) | -67.6 (737.2) | 0.442* | |
| MSWS-12 | 65.0 (30.7) | 55.1 (22.7) | -9.7 (18.5) | 0.049** | |
| FSS | 5.2 (1.7) | 4.8 (1.9) | -0.5 (1.0) | 0.032** | |
Abbreviations: T25FW, Timed 25-Foot Walk; 6/2MWT, 6/2-Minute Walking Test; MSWS-12; Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12; Fatigue Severity Scale.
Values are given as mean and standard deviation.
Analyzed using *Wilcoxon’s matched-pairs test and **one-way analysis of variance for repeated measures.
a Improvement is indicated by positive change scores except for MSWS-12 and FSS