Table 2.
Differences in the effectiveness of the interventions with regard to the BI, IADLs, and rehabilitation motivation scores among the stroke patients in the experimental and control groups at different testing times (N = 65).
| Items | Mean (SD) | MD | F | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | T2 − T1 | T3 − T1 | |||
| Experimental group (N = 33) | |||||||
| BI | 32.66 (16.66) | 51.20 (20.67) | 59.38 (23.51) | 18.59 * | 26.72 * | 42.90 | <0.001 *** |
| IADLs | 4.38 (3.21) | 6.84 (3.82) | 7.56 (3.78) | 2.47 * | 3.19b * | 22.88 | <0.001 *** |
| Motivation for rehabilitation | 21.00 (3.74) | 27.54 (2.59) | 26.79 (4.17) | 6.55 * | 5.79 * | 54.60 | <0.001 *** |
| Control group (N = 32) | |||||||
| BI | 40.45 (17.96) | 58.03 (21.50) | 63.15 (26.63) | 17.58 * | 22.70 * | 30.85 | <0.001 *** |
| IADLs | 5.24 (2.70) | 8.48 (3.95) | 9.39 (5.03) | 3.24 * | 4.15 * | 18.10 | <0.001 *** |
| Motivation for rehabilitation | 21.75 (3.02) | 25.20 (4.18) | 25.00 (3.72) | 3.45 * | 3.25 * | 16.24 | <0.001 *** |
BI: Barthel index, IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living, Time 1 (T1): before the intervention, Time 2 (T2): 6 weeks after the intervention, Time 3 (T3): 3 months after the intervention. * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001