Effects of Combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Bilateral Upper Limb Training in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

General characteristics of participants.

		Experimental group (); (SD)		Control group (); (SD)		value
Sex ( [%])	M	7	70.0	5	50.0	0.361
	F	3	30.0	5	50.0
Case type ( [%])	Infarction	6	60.0	6	60.0	1.000
	Hemorrhage	4	40.0	4	40.0
Hemiplegic side ( [%])	Right	4	40.0	4	40.0	1.000
	Left	6	60.0	6	60.0
Average age		61.40 (9.33)^†		66.60 (8.63)		0.150
Case period, months		4.50 (1.17)		4.60 (1.17)		0.845
BRS		4.40 (0.84)		4.50 (0.85)		0.745

^†Mean (standard deviation) . BRS: Brunnstrom recovery stage.