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Table 2 Summary of the responsiveness and floor and ceiling effects of motor performance measures in stroke rehabilitation, n = 190

From: Responsiveness of the ten-metre walk test, Step Test and Motor Assessment Scale in inpatient care after stroke

Measure

Admission, mean (SD)

Discharge, mean (SD)

ES

SRM

mES

Number (%) participants that did not change

Floor effect, number (%)

Ceiling effect, number (%)

       

Admission

Discharge

Admission

Discharge

 

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

        

Step Test

0.65 (2.2)

4.94 (5.4)

1.99

0.88

0.36

87 (45.8)

166 (87.4)

87 (45.8)

N/A

N/A

0.00 (0.0)

3.00 (9.0)

Walking velocity (10mWT)

0.17 m/s (0.3)

0.60 m/s (0.5)

1.44

0.93

0.45

51 (26.8)

127 (66.8)

49 (25.8)

N/A

N/A

0.00 m/s (0.3)

0.56 m/s (1.0)

MAS 3; balanced sitting

3.0 (1.9)

4.4 (1.8)

0.72

0.71

0.50

58 (30.5)

19 (10.0)

4 (2.1)

22 (11.6)

65 (34.2)

3.0 (4.0)

5.0 (2.0)

MAS 4; sitting to standing

1.6 (1.7)

3.8 (2.4)

1.27

1.00

0.50

52 (27.4)

58 (30.5)

28 (14.7)

12 (6.8)

83 (43.7)

1.0 (2.0)

5.0 (5.0)

MAS 5; walking

0.96 (1.5)

3.1 (2.2)

1.43

1.10

0.50

61 (32.1)

115 (60.5)

48 (25.3)

3 (1.6)

35 (18.4)

0.00 (2.0)

4.0 (5.0)

MAS mobility: sum of items 3-5

5.6 (4.0)

11.3 (5.7)

1.42

1.16

0.92

32 (16.8)

11 (5.8)

3 (1.6)

0 (0)

19 (10)

 

5.0 (6.0)

13.0 (9.0)

        
  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, ES Effect Size I, SRM Standardised Response Mean, mES median-based Effect Size, Q3/7 30th to 70th inter-percentile range, 10mWT ten-metre walk test, MAS Motor Assessment Scale, N/A not applicable.