Impact of task-oriented training based on acupuncture rehabilitation on upper extremity function and quality of life of patients with early stroke

Table 1 Comparison of general information

Group	Case	Sex (male/female)	Age (yr)	Course of illness (d)	Hemiplegic side: Left right	Lesion nature (cade): Cerebral infarction cerebral hemorrhage
Control group	50	31/19	61.10 ± 8.65	6.16 ± 1.68	29 21	32 18
Observation group	5	30/20	61.28 ± 9.72	6.42 ± 2.03	26 24	30 20

Table 2 Comparison of Fugl–Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity scores before and after treatment

Group	Case (n)	Before treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Control group	50	28.60 ± 3.17	36.92 ± 2.77a	13.96	< 0.05
Observation group	50	29.26 ± 3.07	40.54 ± 2.89a,b	19.39	< 0.05
F		1.0655	1.0045
P value		> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs control group.

Table 3 Comparison of Wolf Motor Function Rating Scale scores before and after treatment

Group	Case (n)	Before treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Control group	50	31.54 ± 2.91	46.14 ± 3.04a	24.52	< 0.05
Observation group	50	31.08 ± 2.92	53.10 ± 2.68a,b	39.32	< 0.05
F		0.997	0.7764
P value		> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs control group.

Table 4 Comparison of modified Barthel Index values before and after treatment

Group	Case (n)	Before treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Control group	50	41.10 ± 7.01	68.60 ± 7.28a	19.21 21.17	< 0.05
Observation group	50	40.30 ± 5.83	72.10 ± 8.86a,b		< 0.05
F		1.44	1.48
P value		> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs control group.

Table 5 Comparison of Canadian Occupational Performance Measure scores before and after treatment

Group	Case (n)	Before treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Control group	50	3.04 ± 0.64	4.32 ± 0.53a	10.92 10.44	< 0.05
Observation group	50	3.11 ± 0.78	4.91 ± 0.94a,b		< 0.05
F		0.60	0.32
P value		> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs control group.

Table 6 Comparison of Canadian Occupational Performance Measure – Functional Mobility and Satisfaction before and after treatment

Group	Case (n)	Before treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Control group	50	2.70 ± 0.74	4.92 ± 0.61a	16.44	< 0.05
Observation group	50	2.73 ± 0.79	6.44 ± 1.21a,b	16.69	< 0.05
F		0.87	0.32
P value		> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs control group.

Table 7 Comparison of Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey scores before and after treatment

Group	Case (n)	Before treatment	After treatment	t value	P value
Control group	50 50	46.37 ± 3.04	69.10 ± 10.72a	−14.91 −54.67	< 0.01
Observation group		47.48 ± 4.15	87.58 ± 3.46a,b		< 0.01
F		1.53	11.61
P value		> 0.05	< 0.01

^aP < 0.01 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.01 vs control group.

Table 8 Comparison of clinical efficacy, cases (%)

Group	Case (n)	Significant effect	Effective	Invalid	Total effectiveness
Control group	50	14	28	8	84
Observation group	50	35	12	3	94a

^aP < 0.05 vs control group.