Table 2 Effects of AR training program on SCIM-SR, MSES, WST, CD-RISC (measured at T1: baseline; T2: completion of programme; T3: 3 months follow-up).

From: Effects of community peer-led programmes for people with spinal cord injury in Sweden–the INTERnational project for the evaluation of active rehabilitation (INTER-PEER)

 

T1

Difference T2-T1

Difference T3-T1

 

n

Mean (95% CI)

n

Mean difference (95% CI)

Effect size (d)

Clinically important difference–small (%)b

n

Mean difference (95% CI)

Effect size (d)

Clinically important difference–small (%)b

SCIM Total score (0-100)a

109

60.2 (56.8–63.5)

108

2.9 (1.6–4.1)**

0.8

39%

103

2.2 (0.4–4.0)**

0.4

34%

 Self-care (0-20)a

 

15.4 (14.5–16.3)

 

1.2 (0.8–1.7)**

0.9

47%

 

0.6 (-0.1–1.2)

 

42%

 Respiration and sphincter (0-40)a

 

26.5 (25.1–27.9)

 

0.8 (-0.1–1.7)

 

34%

 

0.9 (-0.4–2.1)

 

31%

 Mobility in room and toilet (0-10)a

 

7.6 (7.1–8.1)

 

0.3 (0.0–0.6)*

0.4

30%

 

0.6 (0.1–1.0)**

0.5

37%

 Mobility indoors and outdoors on even surfaces (0-30)a

 

10.6 (9.3–11.9)

 

0.3 (-0.3–0.9)

 

18%

 

0.2 (-0.6–1.0)

 

21%

Moorong Self-efficacy Scale (16-112)a

111

5.4 (5.2–5.5)

110

0.3 (0.2–0.4)**

0.7

51%

106

0.1 (-0.1–-0.3)

 

40%

 Social functiona

 

5.8 (5.6–6.0)

110

0.2 (0.1–0.4)**

0.6

47%

 

0.0 (-0.2–0.2)

 

41%

 General self-efficacya

 

5.3 (5.1–5.6)

110

0.2 (0.1–0.4)**

0.3

52%

 

0.1 (-0.2–0.3)

 

54%

 Personal functiona

 

5.3 (5.0–5.5)

110

0.3 (0.1–0.5)**

0.6

37%

 

0.2 (-0.1–0.4)

 

40%

WST-Q Capacity (0-100)a

102

65.4 (61.0–69.8)

104

8.2 (5.8–10.6)**

1.2

59%

88

7.1 (3.7–10.6)**

0.7

59%

WST-Q Confidence (0-100)a

95

57.5 (52.7–62.3)

99

8.4 (5.0–11.9)**

0.8

65%

78

7.3 (2.3 -12.2)**

0.5

61%

CD-RISC (0-100)a

74

69.5 (65.4–73.7)

73

5.1 (2.4–7.7)**

0.7

 

68

2.0 (-5.7–1.7)

  
  1. *p < .05. **p < .01.
  2. aMixed model ANOVA for repeated measures
  3. b% is based on individuals reaching small clinically important difference out of those who have potential for improvement (cases starting with maximum points are excluded from this calculation). Clinically important difference was calculated for primary outcome measures only.
  4. SCIM-SR Spinal Cord Independence Measure Self-Report, MSES Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale, WST-Q Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire, CD-RISC Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale.
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