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Table 1 Characterization of individuals with ALS, attended at Neuromuscular Disease Research Sector at the Federal University of São Paulo, according to the duration of disease, age and rating scales

From: Efficacy of different interaction devices using non-immersive virtual tasks in individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a cross-sectional randomized trial

 

Group with acquisition and retention on:

n

Motion Tracking

Touchscreen

Finger Motion Control

p*

10

10

10

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Disease duration (months)

74 (75)

35 (22)

29 (12)

0.077

ALSFRS-R

31.3 (7.48)

31.0 (5.56)

24.7 (7.04)

0.129

FSS

37 (18)

37 (17)

46 (12)

0.359

Mobility

67 (18)

62 (27)

84 (24)

0.097

DLAs

55 (23)

56 (27)

78 (30)

0.122

Swallowing;

31 (33)

28 (41)

57 (29)

0.137

Communication

37 (37)

23 (26)

56 (37)

0.099

Emotional

52 (27)

29.2 (15)

56 (29)

0.043*

ALSAQ-40/BR (Total)

229 (100)

199 (78)

332 (102)

0.010*

  1. n: sample size; ALSFRS-R: Revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale; FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale; ALSAQ-40/BR (Total): Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assessment Questionnaire in the Portuguese Language; DLAs: daily living activities. ANOVA (p < 0.05): *post-hoc test showed differences between the groups Motion Tracking and touchscreen and between touchscreen and Finger Motion Control