Table 2. Function in sitting test (FIST), postural assessment scale in stroke patients (PASS; total, maintaining posture, changing posture), and Barthel index (BI) at pre- and post-test of intervention and control groups.
| Group | Between group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | AMD | F | p- value b | Partial eta2 | Power | ||
| (n = 16) | (n = 16) | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||||||
| FIST | Pre | 27.56 (4.53) | 22.75 (4.27) | |||||
| Post | 42.06 (2.77) | 37.44 (6.31) | 1.31 | 0.69 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.13 | |
| Within group p-value a | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | ||||||
| PASS total | Pre | 9.81 (1.72) | 7.81 (2.37) | |||||
| Post | 22.31 (2.70) | 17.75 (5.18) | 1.50 | 1.99 | 0.169 | 0.06 | 0.28 | |
| Within group p-value a | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | ||||||
| PASS maintaining posture | Pre | 4.06 (0.68) | 3.25 (0.93) | |||||
| Post | 9.13 (1.41) | 7.56 (2.22) | 0.68 | 1.06 | 0.312 | 0.04 | 0.17 | |
| Within group p-value a | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | ||||||
| PASS changing posture | Pre | 5.75 (1.65) | 4.56 (1.82) | |||||
| Post | 13.19 (1.72) | 10.19 (3.10) | 1.69 | 7.51 | 0.010* | 0.21 | 0.76 | |
| Within group p-value a | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | ||||||
| BI | Pre | 32.19 (7.52) | 26.88 (9.81) | |||||
| Post | 62.19 (6.05) | 53.44 (9.26) | 5.92 | 6.25 | 0.018* | 0.18 | 0.68 | |
| Within group p-value a | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | ||||||
* Significant difference
a Within group p-value was calculated by pair t-test
b Between group p-value was calculated by ANCOVA with pre-test as covariate; AMD: Adjusted mean group difference; PASS: Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke; FIST: Function in Sitting Test; BI: Barthel Index.