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Table 5 Frequency analysis of chosen internal or external perspective in the Imaprax-G questionnaire at both measurement events

From: Two assessments to evaluate imagery ability: translation, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the German KVIQ and Imaprax

Imaprax gestures

Right handed patients with hemiparesis right (dominant side affected) N = 26

Right handed patients with hemiparesis left (non-dominant side affected) N = 28

Left handed patients with hemiparesis right (non-dominant side affected) N = 4

Multiple Sclerosis group N = 7

Parkinson’s disease group N = 8

1

To beckon somebody

Internal

5/5

8/9

2/2

2/1

4/4

External

21/20

20/19

2/2

5/6

4/4

2

To cut something

Internal

11/11

13/15

3/4

3/2

6/4

External

15/14

15/13

1/0

4/5

2/4

3

To write something

Internal

8/8

14/15

3/4

2/3

4/5

External

18 17

14/13

1/0

5/4

4/3

4

To brush one’s teeth

Internal

4/5

7/8

1/2

3/2

3/3

External

22 20

21/20

3/2

4/5

5/6

5

To cock a snook

Internal

4/6

9/8

2*/3

2/2

3/3

External

22/19

19/20

1/1

5/5

5/5

6

To applaud somebody

Internal

9/8

13/14

4/4

4/2

3/3*

External

17/17

15/14

0/0

3/5

5/4*

Imaprax-G visual

3.01 (3.8)

3.0 (3.7)

30.8 (5.0)

31.1 (4.1)

33.7 (1.6)

KVIQ-G 20 visual

Upper limb (30)†

25.0 (5.3)

25.0 (5.6)

25.0 (5.0)

22.0 (8.1)

25.3 (4.0)

Lower limb (40)

34.2 (7.1)

34.1 (7.5)

37.0 (3.8)

32.9 (11.6)

32.6 (6.5)

Dominant side (35)

28.9 (7.0)

31.0 (6.2)

32.5 (2.4)

27.7 (9.6)

29.9 (5.4)

Non-dominant side (35)

30.3 (5.6)

28.2 (7.7)

29.5 (6.9)

27.1 (10.0)

28.0 (5.8)

KVIQ-G 20 kineasthetic

Upper limb (30)

23.4 (7.4)

21.1 (7.3)

15.5 (7.4)

18.0 (9.9)

25.0 (4.1)

  

Lower limb (40)

31.7 (10.0)

29.4 (9.4)

20.0 (9.8)

24.9 (13.0)

33.4 (5.5)

  

Dominant side (35)

26.5 (8.8)

26.4 (8.5)

17.8 (9.0)

21.4 (11.2)

29.0 (4.7)

  

Non-dominant side (35)

28.7 (9.2)

24.1 (9.1)

17.8 (8.2)

21.4 (11.8)

29.4 (4.9)

  1. Legend: The study population did not include left handed patients with a hemiparesis on the left body side (dominant side affected). Numbers represent means and standard deviations in brackets. N = sample size, † indicated maximal value, * information of one patient missing.