Research Article
The Effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Poststroke Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Table 1
Demographic, clinical characteristics, and group differences of the participants in experimental (
) and control (
) groups at baseline.
| | Variables | Experimental group () | Control group () | value |
| | Age (years), mean (SD) | 58.27 (9.58) | 61.61 (7.64) | 0.25 | | Educational level | 12 years ( (%)) | 3 (8.3) | 2 (5.5) | 0.63 | | Above 12 years ( (%)) | 15 (41.6) | 16 (44.4) | | Marital status | Single ( (%)) | 3 (8.3) | 2 (5.5) | 0.63 | | Married ( (%)) | 15 (41.6) | 16 (44.4) | | Affected limb | Right ( (%)) | 10 (27.7) | 8 (22.2) | 0.50 | | Left ( (%)) | 8 (22.2) | 10 (27.7) | | Diabetes mellitus | Yes ( (%)) | 6 (16.6) | 2 (5.5) | 0.10 | | No ( (%)) | 12 (33.3) | 16 (44.4) | | Blood pressure | Yes ( (%)) | 7 (19.4) | 5 (13.8) | 0.48 | | No ( (%)) | 11 (30.5) | 13 (36.1) | | Cardiac disease | Yes ( (%)) | 2 (5.5) | 7 (19.4) | 0.054 | | No ( (%)) | 16 (44.4) | 11 (30.5) | | Time since stroke (months), mean (SD) | 19.61 (5.05) | 19.38 (6.17) | 0.67 | | FIS total score mean (SD) | 70.38 (13.87) | 72.55 (19.84) | 0.70 | | FAS mean (SD) | 28.38 (2.78) | 29.88 (3.72) | 0.18 | | BDI-II mean (SD) | 12.33 (6.56) | 12.44 (4.78) | 0.95 | | Barthel Index mean (SD) | 85.83 (8.61) | 85.00 (8.57) | 0.84 | | Lawton ADL mean (SD) | 6.50 (1.46) | 6.94 (1.43) | 0.32 |
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Chi-square test ( ). Independent . Mann–Whitney . Abbreviations: FIS = Fatigue Impact Scale; FAS = Fatigue Assessment Scale; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II. |
