Correlation study between motor rehabilitation level and psychological state in patients with limb movement disorders after stroke

Table 1 The comparison of general data between normal and psychological groups

Index	Normal group (n = 40)	Psychological group (n = 40)	t/χ2	P value
Gender (male, %)	24 (60%)	25 (62.5%)	-0.053	0.818
Age (yr)	65.33 ± 4.59	65.90 ± 4.91	-0.541	0.590
BMI (kg/m2)	25.43 ± 2.08	25.86 ± 1.74	-0.997	0.322
Course of disease (d)	27.93 ± 7.11	27.83 ± 7.88	0.060	0.953

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 The correlation between emotions and limb rehabilitation

	FMA score of upper limb			FMA score of lower limb
	1 wk	2 wk	3 wk	1 wk	2 wk	3 wk
Anxiety	r = -0.341	r = -0.339	r = -0.592	r = -0.288	r = -0.289	r = -0.454
	P = 0.005	P = 0.002	P < 0.001	P = 0.010	P = 0.009	P < 0.001
Depression	r = -0.319	r = -0.233	r = -0.585	r = -0.369	r = -0.255	r = -0.475
	P = 0.012	P = 0.038	P < 0.001	P = 0.001	P = 0.023	P < 0.001

FMA: Fugl-Meyer assessment.

Table 3 The correlation between emotions and daily living ability

	BI score
	1 wk	2 wk	3 wk
Anxiety	r = -0.199	r = -0.377	r = -0.395
	P = 0.077	P = 0.001	P < 0.001
Depression	r = -0.233	r = -0.379	r = -0.387
	P = 0.038	P = 0.001	P < 0.001

BI: Barthel index.