Table 1.
Comparison of ICT and control groups by matching. P values are all based on comparisons with the ICT group.
| Variable | ICTa group (n=16) | Control group (n=16) | P value | Non-ICT group (n=115) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 78.6 (7.2) | 78.6 (8.2) | .96b | 77.3 (8.2) | .53b | |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 6 (37.5) | 5 (31.2) | >.99c | 50 (43.5) | .79c | |
| Type of stroke, n (%) | .45c |
|
.81c | |||
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Ischemic | 10 (62.5) | 7 (43.8) |
|
79 (68.7) |
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Hemorrhagic | 5 (31.2) | 6 (37.5) |
|
32 (27.8) |
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|
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 1 (6.2) | 3 (18.8) |
|
4 (3.5) |
|
| Discharge destination, home, n (%) | 10 (62.5) | 8 (50) | .72c | 85 (73.9) | .38c | |
| Length of hospital stay (days), mean (SD) | 95.3 (37.4) | 70.6 (33.5) | .06b | 66.0 (37.3) | .004b | |
| Onset to hospitalization (days), mean (SD) | 31.4 (17.5) | 30.9 (15.3) | .93b | 27.7 (15.7) | .38b | |
| Total FIMd score (out of 126), median (IQR) | ||||||
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Admission | 37.0 (28.8-79.3) | 40.5 (22.8-81.8) | .90e | 75.0 (55.0-97.0) | .004e |
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Discharge | 81.0 (60.3-105.0) | 62.5 (29.5-109.5) | .21e | 105.0 (78.0-119.0) | .03e |
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Difference | 28.5 (20.3-53.0) | 11.0 (2.8-30.0) | .02e | 22.0 (10.0-31.0) | .02e |
| Motor FIM score (out of 91), median (IQR) | ||||||
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Admission | 21.5 (13.0-51.3) | 20.5 (13.0-53.0) | .90e | 51.0 (31.0-66.0) | .003e |
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Discharge | 64.0 (38.8-76.3) | 42.5 (16.0-80.0) | .14e | 79.0 (54.0-87.0) | .06e |
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Difference | 24.0 (17.0-46.0) | 10.5 (3.0-25.8) | .03e | 20.0 (9.0-27.0) | .048e |
| Cognitive FIM score (out of 31), median (IQR) | ||||||
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Admission | 19.0 (12.3-26.5) | 20.0 (9.3-28.5) | .93e | 26.0 (20.0-32.0) | .01e |
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Discharge | 22.0 (16.3-29.0) | 21.0 (11.3-30.0) | .78e | 28.0 (21.0-33.0) | .02e |
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Difference | 2.0 (0.0-5.0) | 0.0 (0.0-1.8) | .29e | 0.0 (0.0-3.0) | .28e |
aICT: information and communication technology.
bUnpaired 2-tailed t test.
cχ2 test.
dFIM: Functional Independence Measure.
eMann-Whitney U test.