Evaluation of impairment, disability, and health related functional status at baseline, 26 weeks, and final assessment
| Instrument (sub)scale | Baseline score | Score after 26 weeks | Final assessment† | Final v baseline‡ score | Final v 26 weeks after treatment score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z Value | p Value | Effect size§ | z Value | p Value | Effect size | ||||
| Scores are mean (SD). | |||||||||
| *p values <0.05 are considered significant. | |||||||||
| †Final assessment at a mean follow up period of 84.9 months. | |||||||||
| ‡Baseline = pretreatment. | |||||||||
| §Only effect sizes for significant outcomes were determined. | |||||||||
| Ashworth scale | 2.82 (0.86) | 1.16 (0.99) | 0.91 (0.90) | −3.74 | 0.00* | 2.46 | −0.90 | 0.95 | |
| Spasm score | 1.79 (0.56) | 0.94 (0.53) | 0.67 (1.10) | −3.12 | 0.001* | 1.52 | −1.19 | 0.26 | |
| Expanded disability status scale | 7.71 (0.81) | 7.59 (0.86) | 7.88 (0.91) | −2.35 | 0.023* | 0.88 | −2.26 | 0.031* | 1.26 |
| Ambulation index | 7.74 (1.48) | 7.64 (1.75) | 8.05 (1.56) | −2.32 | 0.027* | 0.80 | −1.83 | 0.125 | |
| Incapacity status scale | |||||||||
| Overall score | 25.74 (8.43) | 25.27 (10.38) | 28.76 (10.36) | −2.48 | 0.011* | 0.50 | −2.36 | 0.016* | 0.53 |
| Sickness impact profile categories | |||||||||
| Sleep and rest | 24.21 (17.86) | 19.32 (15.89) | 29.62 (19.56) | −0.74 | 0.48 | −1.85 | 0.07 | ||
| Recreation and pastimes | 33.62 (24.02) | 29.36 (24.17) | 43.66 (29.04) | −0.92 | 0.37 | −1.60 | 0.12 | ||
| Mobility | 28.99 (21.76) | 26.97 (11.63) | 31.42 (23.05) | −0.81 | 0.44 | −0.35 | 0.76 | ||
| Body care and movement | 44.13 (16.65) | 37.08 (16.40) | 43.20 (17.17) | −0.39 | 0.71 | −0.40 | 0.71 | ||
| Physical dimension | 36.94 (12.51) | 34.04 (11.62) | 34.46 (13.18) | −0.56 | 0.60 | −0.17 | 0.89 | ||
| Psychosocial dimension | 13.50 (10.39) | 10.88 (10.90) | 19.00 (16.91) | −1.38 | 0.18 | −2.58 | 0.01* | 1.08 | |
| Hopkins symptom check list | |||||||||
| Physical health | 4.75 (3.11) | 3.76 (3.40) | 3.71 (2.81) | −1.380 | 0.18 | −0.71 | 0.50 | ||
| Mental health | 7.55 (5.29) | 5.71 (6.03) | 7.43 (6.27) | −0.04 | 0.98 | −0.04 | 0.12 | ||
| Total score | 29.70 (15.42) | 24.00 (18.51) | 26.70 (16.96) | −0.48 | 0.64 | −1.48 | 0.15 | ||