Table 6.

Comparison of FIM scores before and after treatment between treatment group and control group (x ± s).

	treatment group (n = 30)	control group (n = 30)	t	P
Before treatment	46.90 ± 24.31	45.10 ± 22.26	−0.268	0.791
1 month	63.63 ± 22.90	54.67 ± 26.41	−1.248	0.222
2 months	77.80 ± 21.36	60.67 ± 26.19	−2.523	0.017*
3 months	82.27 ± 20.72	66.50 ± 27.56	−2.876	0.007**

*p < 0.05, **P < 0.01.