Table 3.
Comparison between intervention and control group for paraplegia and tetraplegia (t values are from independent t-test for difference (pre-post) scores
| Variables | Paraplegia |
Tetraplegia |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n=22) | Control (n=29) | t | Intervention (n=24) | Control (n=16) | t | |
| PSS | ||||||
| Pre | 30.1 (6.0) | 25.8 (6.2) | −13.54*** | 29.8 (6.5) | 27.9 (7.3) | −9.43*** |
| Post | 12.4 (4.5) | 24.6 (7.0) | 12.1 (4.4) | 26.9 (5.7) | ||
| HADS | ||||||
| Pre | 27.9 (7.8) | 23.7 (8.2) | −12.71*** | 28.9 (7.2) | 24.6 (8.8) | −8.10*** |
| Post | 7.9 (3.8) | 21.6 (7.4) | 9.5 (3.8) | 23.5 (8.6) | ||
| SCIM | ||||||
| Pre | 43.7 (13.2) | 47.9(14.4) | 4.59*** | 20.8 (7.5) | 22.3 (5.9) | 4.82*** |
| Post | 62.1 (8.9) | 54.7 (13.1) | 32.6 (7.9) | 25.3 (5.8) | ||
| NPR | ||||||
| Pre | 4.9 (3.1) | 4.2 (3.0) | −4.80*** | 4.7 (3.1) | 4.8 (3.5) | −3.76** |
| Post | 0.95 (1.5) | 3.4 (2.3) | 1.4 (1.6) | 3.9 (3.1) | ||
| QOL | ||||||
| Pre | 50.4 (11.1) | 58.3 (13.8) | 15.81*** | 47.6 (13.2) | 51.4 (10.6) | 10.21*** |
| Post | 89.4 (7.8) | 62.1 (13.2) | 86.5 (6.6) | 54.1 (11.0) | ||
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. Values within bracket are standard deviation and outside bracket are mean. PSS=Perceived stress scale, HADS=Hospital anxiety and depression scale, SCIM=Spinal cord independence measure, NPR=Numeric pain rating, WHOQOLBREF=WHO quality of life