Initial Results of Tests Using GSR Biofeedback as a New Neurorehabilitation Technology Complementing Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia
Table 2
Values measured in the studied group and significance of the change between I.V. and M.V.
Patient: CODE
Method
Measurement
Average
Median
Min
Max
Bottom quartile
Upper quartile
Standard deviation
BF-2
CENTER
I.V.
160.17
128.5
79
329
101
220
77.41
M.V.
169.33
135
64
322
94.5
264
92.79
Difference
9.17
6
-39
53
-10
28
27.29
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
160.92
149
82
313
101.5
193.5
70.28
M.V.
153.67
142
63
315
93.5
191.5
72.63
Difference
-7.25
-7
-19
4
-12.5
-2
7.44
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
234.58
226.5
103
370
202.5
286
78.60
M.V.
166.00
163.5
87
275
110
216.5
62.73
Difference
-51.92
-37
-163
39
-104
-2
63.60
Difference significance
,
BF-3
CENTER
I.V.
772.00
734.5
504
1458
600.5
801
273.00
M.V.
841.17
742
508
1457
622.5
982.5
308.65
Difference
69.17
41
-78
251
-26
205
124.16
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
941.67
843
508
1831
717
1034.5
394.96
M.V.
859.17
759
496
1695
597
978.5
368.79
Difference
-82.50
-94
-253
30
-143
-0.5
88.72
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
1293.00
1122
552
2624
912.5
1620
559.87
M.V.
1066.75
925.5
484
2300
777
1333
486.40
Difference
107.50
175.5
-180
302
-6.5
212
144.07
Difference significance
,
BF-7
CENTER
I.V.
310.58
265.5
159
636
217.5
398.5
139.31
M.V.
400.67
393
207
665
277
515
154.62
Difference
90.08
81.5
-45
227
35.5
145.5
75.17
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
220.17
220
115
353
187
250.5
64.36
M.V.
285.33
300.5
148
376
253
334
74.72
Difference
65.17
49
11
149
21.5
103
49.06
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
377.00
362.5
229
638
301.5
449
111.28
M.V.
309.50
296.5
201
519
230
376
92.37
Difference
41.58
49.5
-73
175
7
77.5
67.34
Difference significance
,
BF-8
CENTER
I.V.
467.58
387
221
1381
306.5
481
307.96
M.V.
511.58
425.5
247
1423
334
598
315.18
Difference
44.00
37.5
-17
161
13.5
54.5
50.59
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
612.58
512
194
1654
397
711.5
374.80
M.V.
611.83
535.5
227
1662
385
710.5
371.79
Difference
-0.75
20.5
-320
260
-75
58.5
142.49
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
815.83
663.5
295
2698
496.5
869
625.78
M.V.
726.42
684
184
2267
452
755.5
524.72
Difference
-62.83
-78
-416
171
-119.5
74.5
156.95
Difference significance
,
BF-9
CENTER
I.V.
663.58
484.5
120
1967
350.5
799.5
530.65
M.V.
613.58
536.5
130
1828
388.5
690
440.82
Difference
-50.00
20
-649
171
-109.5
54.5
211.32
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
767.42
510.5
250
1849
434
990.5
554.76
M.V.
698.58
501
243
1759
423.5
776.5
476.27
Difference
-68.83
-14.5
-415
72
-45
-6.5
142.31
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
792.17
692
373
1716
504
1011
383.04
M.V.
630.33
541.5
294
1664
442
698.5
363.36
Difference
-120.25
-63
-473
129
-224.5
-4
173.86
Difference significance
,
BF-10
CENTER
I.V.
413.58
417.5
280
568
347
463.5
83.57
M.V.
427.92
418
276
695
317
486.5
131.69
Difference
14.33
23
-116
237
-34
35.5
86.38
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
446.08
445
220
674
335.5
549
138.46
M.V.
448.00
407.5
212
845
328
528.5
176.75
Difference
1.92
1.5
-197
229
-14.5
26.5
97.63
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
472.83
439
309
780
383.5
549.5
133.60
M.V.
364.17
364.5
196
534
293
430.5
94.53
Difference
-64.42
-30
-259
54
-162.5
25
109.06
Difference significance
,
Whole group:
CENTER
I.V.
464.58
380
79
1967
242.5
577
343.02
M.V.
494.04
424.5
64
1828
288
629.5
332.94
Difference
29.46
30
-649
251
-9.5
62
118.11
Difference significance
,
BALANCE
I.V.
524.81
424
82
1849
226
674.5
421.57
M.V.
509.43
398.5
63
1759
264
655.5
378.37
Difference
-15.38
-5
-415
260
-24
31.5
108.63
Difference significance
,
INSECTS
I.V.
664.24
492.5
103
2698
346.5
820.5
512.26
M.V.
543.86
413
87
2300
274
701.5
441.66
Difference
-25.06
-9.5
-473
302
-104.5
54.5
144.10
Difference significance
,
Legend: CENTER: relaxation training module; BALANCE: concentration training module; INSECTS: self-regulation training module; I.V.: initial measurement value (kOhm); M.V.: mean measurement value for the entire task (kOhm); Difference: a difference between I.V. and M.V.; : a result of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test; : statistical significance. BF-2, BF-3, BF-7, BF-8, BF-9, BF-10: randomly selected patients from the Biofeedback group (patient code).