Baseline characteristics of RHOMBUS participants
n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR), minimum-maximum | |
Age, year | 30 | 60 (11.3) | 60 (12), 36–85 |
Women | 14 (47) | – | – |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 15 (50) | – | – |
Asian | 12 (40) | – | – |
Black | 2 (7) | – | – |
Mixed | 1 (3) | ||
Stroke chronicity, year | 30 | 5.5 (5.4) | 4.9 (4.5), 1–28 |
Stroke type (self-report) | |||
Haemorrhagic | 17 (57) | ||
Ischaemic | 12 (40) | ||
Not known | 1 (3) | ||
smRSQ | |||
1.0 | 3 (10) | ||
2.0 | 11 (36) | ||
3.0 | 13 (43) | ||
4.0 | 1 (3) | ||
5.0 | 2 (6) | ||
FMA-UE (0–66) | 30 | 33 (16.4) | 33 (31), 8–63 |
ARAT (0–57) | 30 | 16 (17.5) | 8 (20), 0–57 |
MMAS worse score (0–5) | 30 | 2 (0.98) | 2 (2), 0–3 |
NIHSS | 30 | 4.1 (3.1) | 3 (3), 1 –14 |
Played computer games before stroke (Yes) | 19 (63) | – | – |
Played computer games since stroke (Yes) | 15 (50) | – | – |
Owned a tablet, computer, console or smartphone (Yes) | 28 (93) | – | – |
Confidence pre training with new technology (0–10) | 30 | 5.63 (2.7) | 5 (4) |
Confidence with NeuroPlatform post training (0–10) | 29* | 7.6 (2.24) | 8 (3) |
*One participant withdrew during training.
ARAT, Action Research Arm Test; FMA-UE, Fugl Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity; MMAS, Modified Modified Ashworth Scale; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; RHOMBUS, Rehabilitation via HOMe Based gaming exercise for the Upper-limb post Stroke; smRSq, simplified modified Rankin Scale Questionnaire.