Research Article

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: CODEMethodMeasurementAverageMedianMinMaxBottom quartileUpper quartileStandard deviation

BF-2CENTERI.V.160.17128.57932910122077.41
M.V.169.331356432294.526492.79
Difference9.176-3953-102827.29
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.160.9214982313101.5193.570.28
M.V.153.671426331593.5191.572.63
Difference-7.25-7-194-12.5-27.44
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.234.58226.5103370202.528678.60
M.V.166.00163.587275110216.562.73
Difference-51.92-37-16339-104-263.60
Difference significance,
BF-3CENTERI.V.772.00734.55041458600.5801273.00
M.V.841.177425081457622.5982.5308.65
Difference69.1741-78251-26205124.16
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.941.6784350818317171034.5394.96
M.V.859.177594961695597978.5368.79
Difference-82.50-94-25330-143-0.588.72
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.1293.0011225522624912.51620559.87
M.V.1066.75925.548423007771333486.40
Difference107.50175.5-180302-6.5212144.07
Difference significance,
BF-7CENTERI.V.310.58265.5159636217.5398.5139.31
M.V.400.67393207665277515154.62
Difference90.0881.5-4522735.5145.575.17
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.220.17220115353187250.564.36
M.V.285.33300.514837625333474.72
Difference65.17491114921.510349.06
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.377.00362.5229638301.5449111.28
M.V.309.50296.520151923037692.37
Difference41.5849.5-73175777.567.34
Difference significance,
BF-8CENTERI.V.467.583872211381306.5481307.96
M.V.511.58425.52471423334598315.18
Difference44.0037.5-1716113.554.550.59
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.612.585121941654397711.5374.80
M.V.611.83535.52271662385710.5371.79
Difference-0.7520.5-320260-7558.5142.49
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.815.83663.52952698496.5869625.78
M.V.726.426841842267452755.5524.72
Difference-62.83-78-416171-119.574.5156.95
Difference significance,
BF-9CENTERI.V.663.58484.51201967350.5799.5530.65
M.V.613.58536.51301828388.5690440.82
Difference-50.0020-649171-109.554.5211.32
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.767.42510.52501849434990.5554.76
M.V.698.585012431759423.5776.5476.27
Difference-68.83-14.5-41572-45-6.5142.31
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.792.1769237317165041011383.04
M.V.630.33541.52941664442698.5363.36
Difference-120.25-63-473129-224.5-4173.86
Difference significance,
BF-10CENTERI.V.413.58417.5280568347463.583.57
M.V.427.92418276695317486.5131.69
Difference14.3323-116237-3435.586.38
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.446.08445220674335.5549138.46
M.V.448.00407.5212845328528.5176.75
Difference1.921.5-197229-14.526.597.63
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.472.83439309780383.5549.5133.60
M.V.364.17364.5196534293430.594.53
Difference-64.42-30-25954-162.525109.06
Difference significance,
Whole group:CENTERI.V.464.58380791967242.5577343.02
M.V.494.04424.5641828288629.5332.94
Difference29.4630-649251-9.562118.11
Difference significance,
BALANCEI.V.524.81424821849226674.5421.57
M.V.509.43398.5631759264655.5378.37
Difference-15.38-5-415260-2431.5108.63
Difference significance,
INSECTSI.V.664.24492.51032698346.5820.5512.26
M.V.543.86413872300274701.5441.66
Difference-25.06-9.5-473302-104.554.5144.10
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).