Table 2.
Median (IQR) of groups, median within group change (95% CI) and median difference between change scores (95% CI; p value)
| Outcome | Groups (median and IQR) |
Within-group change (median differences and 95% CI) |
Difference between change scores (median differences, 95% CI and p values) |
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| Baseline | End of intervention | End of intervention minus baseline | Difference between within group changes | |||||||||
| A (n=18) |
B (n=17) |
C (n=18) |
A (n=20) |
B (n=17) |
C (n=18) |
A (n=20) |
B (n=17) |
C (n=18) |
A minus B | A minus C | B minus C | |
| Adherence to guideline recommendation, % (IQR) | 40* (13) |
59 (42) |
47 (19) |
73 (22) |
64 (27) |
48 (26) |
0.29 (0.22 to 0.36) |
0.03 (−0.02 to 0.08) |
0 (−0.03 to 0.02) |
0.26 (0.16 to 0.34) p<0.0001 |
0.29 (0.21 to 0.37) p<0.0001 |
0.03 (−0.03 to 0.07) p=0.318 |
| Minutes of practice per week n, (SD) | 225 (347.5) |
360 (560) |
180 (198.8) |
347.5 (421.3) |
300 (505) |
285 (222.5) |
105 (−20 to 345) |
0 (−112.5 to 35) |
87.5 (−5 to 177.5) |
90 (−10 to 315) p=0.136 |
10 (−150 to 165) p=0.857 |
−92.5 (−225 to 10) p=0.132 |
| A (n=20) |
B (n=17) |
C (n=16) |
A (n=20) |
B (n=17) |
C (n=16) |
A (n=20) |
B (n=17) |
C (n=16) |
A minus B | A minus C | B minus C | |
| Box and Block Assessment blocks per s, (SD) | 0.00 (0.16) |
0.05 (0.52) |
0.00 (0.40) |
0.02 (0.49) |
0.10 (0.63) |
0.17 (0.52) |
0.085 (0 to 0.24) |
0.059 (0.01 to 0.24) |
0.073 (0.002 to 0.21) |
0 (−0.07 to 0.07) p=0.839 |
0 (−0.07 to 0.07) p=0.901 |
0 (−0.08 to 0.07) p=0.986 |
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment Score (0–66), n, (SD) | 16 (45.5) |
37 (50) |
10.5 (42.75) |
29 (49.5) |
40 (50.5) |
32.0 (46.25) |
2 (0 to 9.5) |
1 (−0.5 to 5) |
8.5 (3 to 14.5) |
0 (−3 to 1) p=0.751 |
2 (0 to 10) p=0.073 |
−4 (−11 to 0) p=0.027 |
*Two outliers removed.
A, Facilitator-mediated implementation package group; B, self-directed implementation package group; C, usual care group.