Table 4

Comparison of National Institute of Health and Stroke Scale (NIHSS) change between customised interactive computer education system (CICS) group and booklet group

TotalCICSBookletP value
NIHSS
 First day: mean (SD)2.28 (1.87)2.34 (1.83)2.22 (1.93)0.75*
 Day 3: mean (SD)2.07 (2.35)1.72 (1.72)2.42 (2.82)0.44*
NIHSS change first day, D3, n (%)
 No change89 (89)45 (90)44 (88)0.387*
 No of improvement7 (7)4 (8)3 (6)
 No of deterioration4 (4)1 (2)3 (6)
  • *Fisher’s exact test.