Research Article

Disability and Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: Can Rehabilitation Improve Them through a Structured Retraining Program?

Table 3

Differences in FIM score, Barthel Index, and MFIS scores between progressive and relapsing-remittent patients.

PeriodP ()RR () value

FIM score
 Before, mean (SD)113.00 (9.732)116.36 (9.611)0.240
 After, mean (SD)114.67 (6.589)117.81 (9.127)0.208
 4-6 months later, mean (SD)113.44 (8.979)116.65 (7.821)0.197
Barthel index score
 Before, mean (SD)52.50 (17.092)46.06 (19.297)0.242
 After, mean (SD)40.33 (17.269)36.13 (20.874)0.474
 4-6 months later, mean (SD)40.50 (16.738)38.87 (19.118)0.765
MFIS score
 Before, mean (SD)88.06 (8.599)86.82 (13.099)0.721
 After, mean (SD)89.17 (9.587)90.65 (11.161)0.641
 4-6 months later, mean (SD)87.50 (9.587)87.84 (12.506)0.944

SD: standard deviation; P: progressive; RR: relapsing-remittent.