Clinical Study
Occupational Therapy in Complex Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| | Characteristics | IG () | CG () | value |
| | Age () | 66.35 (±14.67) | 62.75 (±10.99) | 0.38a | | Gender, F/M (%) | 8/12 (40/60%) | 9/11 (45/55%) | 0.74b | | RCS-E () | 10.75 (±0.96) | 10.75 (±0.91) | 1.00a | | CCI () | 5.20 (±2.41) | 5.15 (±2.18) | 0.94a | | Main diagnosis of access for rehabilitation (%) | | | 0.853b | | Acute polyneuropathy | 6 (30%) | 5 (25%) | | | Stroke | 5 (25%) | 4 (20%) | | | Cancer | 4 (20%) | 3 (15%) | | | Hemiparesis due to acute neurological syndrome | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | | | Lower limb amputation | 1 (5%) | 3 (15%) | | | Orthopedic diseases or musculoskeletal trauma | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) | | | Paraplegia | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | |
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IG: intervention group; CG: control group; SD: standard deviation; aStudent’s -test; F/M: female versus male ratio; bPearson’s chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test; RCS-E: Rehabilitation Complexity Scale-Extended; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index. |
