Effect of Contextual Interference in the Practicing of a Computer Task in Individuals Poststroke

Table 1

Identification characteristics and clinical aspects of the individuals participating in the study, with values expressed as the mean and standard deviation ().

	Experimental			Control
	Stroke constant; ()	Stroke random; ()		Control constant; ()	Control random; ()
Age (years)			0.240			0.487
Box of blocks (R) (units)			0.162			0.398
Box of blocks (L) (units)			0.270			0.353
Dynamometry (R) (kg)			0.762			0.200
Dynamometry (L) (kg)			0.043			0.374
Time of injury (months)			0.684	—	—
FMS (points)			0.377	—	—
BBS (points)			0.083	—	—
Orpington (points)			0.403	—	—
Sex ()
Masculine	6	5	0.500	7	7	0.562
Feminine	3	4		3	4
Hemiparetic side ()
Right	3	3	0.690	—	—
Left	6	6		—	—
Side used for task	Opposite of paresis			Dominant arm
Dominant side
Right	—	—		8	9
Left	—	—		2	2
Type of stroke ()
Ischemic	4	8	0.066	—	—
Hemorrhagic	5	1		—	—

Note. R = right; L = left; FMS = Fugl Meyer Evaluation Scale; BBS = Berg Balance Scale; of individuals. Level of significance ().