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. 2019 May 29;28(2):747–753. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04867-1

Table 4.

Characteristics of level of activities achieved during EM and degree of their recall by survey respondents

Level or range of activities achieved during EM Recall ≥ 50% Recall ≤ 50% p value
Physical therapy (PT)
n = 35 n = 19
No activities up to sitting at the edge of bed 6 13 0.0003
Standing or higher level out-of-bed activities 29 6
Occupational therapy (OT)
n = 34 n = 20
No activities up to sitting at the edge of bed 8 11 0.037
Standing or higher level out-of-bed activities 26 9
EM session (PT), mean ± SD 2.4 ± 1.3 1.5 ± 0.7 0.01
EM session (OT), mean ± SD 2.3 ± 1.3 1.5 ± 0.6 0.01

A positive association was noted between the degrees of recall (equal or greater than 50% matched) and the level of PT performed during EM. A significantly higher degree of recall was associated with “out-of-bed activities” compared with bed level exercises (29 (82%) vs. 6 (32%), p = 0.0003 for PT and 26 (76%) vs. 9 (45%), p = 0.037 for OT). Also, a significantly better recall was noted among patients who received at least 2.3 EM sessions