Table 4.
Results and pairwise comparisons for the quality of movement in the upper limbs.
| Variables | Results | Friedman’s Test | Wilcoxon’s Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Statistical Significance | p Value | Pairwise Comparisons | Statistical Significance | p Value | |
| Quality of Movement in the Upper Limbs (Total Score) | ||||||
| Baseline | 74.16 (63.55, 83.00) | 24.000 | 0.000 * | Baseline–2nd assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * |
| 2nd assessment | 83.32 (77.18, 88.49) | Baseline–3rd assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||
| 3rd assessment | 88.70 (84.42, 91.42) | Baseline–4th assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||
| 4th assessment | 94.07 (90.32, 94.92) | 2nd assessment–3rd assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||
| 2nd assessment–4th assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||||
| 3rd assessment–4th assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||||
| Dissociated Movements | ||||||
| Baseline | 59.38 (53.90, 80.48) | 23.538 | 0.000 * | Baseline–2nd assessment | −2.524 | 0.012 * |
| 2nd assessment | 75.00 (73.83, 82.82) | Baseline–3rd assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||
| 3rd assessment | 83.60 (81.24, 87.11) | Baseline–4th assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||
| 4th assessment | 89.84 (84.77, 91.79) | 2nd assessment–3rd assessment | −2.201 | 0.028 * | ||
| 2nd assessment–4th assessment | −2.524 | 0.012 * | ||||
| 3rd assessment–4th assessment | −2.527 | 0.012 * | ||||
| Grasp | ||||||
| Baseline | 62.97 (46.30, 76.86) | 21.808 | 0.000 * | Baseline–2nd assessment | −2.533 | 0.011 * |
| 2nd assessment | 79.60 (59.26, 87.96) | Baseline–3rd assessment | −2.527 | 0.012 * | ||
| 3rd assessment | 87.03 (63.89, 91.67) | Baseline–4th assessment | −2.527 | 0.012 * | ||
| 4th assessment | 96.30 (75.00, 96.30) | 2nd assessment–3rd assessment | −2.200 | 0.028 * | ||
| 2nd assessment–4th assessment | −2.384 | 0.017 * | ||||
| 3rd assessment–4th assessment | −2.384 | 0.017 * | ||||
| Weight Bearing | ||||||
| Baseline | 87.00 (76.50, 93.50) | 19.154 | 0.000 * | Baseline–2nd assessment | −2.536 | 0.011 * |
| 2nd assessment | 98.00 (85.50, 99.50) | Baseline–3rd assessment | −2.524 | 0.012 * | ||
| 3rd assessment | 97.00 (93.00, 99.50) | Baseline–4th assessment | −2.521 | 0.012 * | ||
| 4th assessment | 99.00 (96.00, 100.00) | 2nd assessment–3rd assessment | −1.461 | 0.144 | ||
| 2nd assessment–4th assessment | −1.461 | 0.102 | ||||
| 3rd assessment–4th assessment | −1.604 | 0.109 | ||||
| Protective Extension | ||||||
| Baseline | 80.56 (75.00, 90.27) | 17.431 | 0.001 * | Baseline–2nd assessment | −1.841 | 0.066 |
| 2nd assessment | 83.34 (79.17, 96.53) | Baseline–3rd assessment | −2.207 | 0.027 * | ||
| 3rd assessment | 90.27 (84.73, 97.92) | Baseline–4th assessment | −2.379 | 0.017 * | ||
| 4th assessment | 94.44 (92.36, 99.31) | 2nd assessment–3rd assessment | −1.826 | 0.068 | ||
| 2nd assessment–4th assessment | −2.207 | 0.027 * | ||||
| 3rd assessment–4th assessment | −2.023 | 0.043 * | ||||
* Statistically significant when the p-value < 0.05; quality of movement measured with quality of upper extremity test (QUEST) scale. Results expressed in percentages (%) as median (IQR).