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. 2026 Mar 10;14:e72560. doi: 10.2196/72560

Table 2.

Primary and secondary intervention results.

Results Intervention (n=55) Control (n=54) P value

Baseline, mean (SD) Follow-up, mean (SD) Difference (95% CI) Baseline, mean (SD) Follow-up, mean (SD) Difference (95% CI)
Primary outcome

Perceived susceptibility 6.0 (3.4) 7.5 (1.8) 1.5 (0.4 to 2.6) 5.8 (3.4) 6.1 (2.9) 0.3 (–1.2 to 1.8) .07

Perceived severity 23.3 (3.8) 27.8 (2.6) 4.5 (3.6 to 5.4) 24.6 (3.6) 25.4 (2.7) 0.8 (0.3 to 1.9) .007

Perceived benefits 11.2 (1.2) 11.9 (1.4) 0.7 (0.2 to 1.2) 10.9 (1.3) 10.8 (1.6) –0.1 (–0.7 to 0.5) .04

Perceived barriers 15.5 (5.5) 8.5 (5.2) –7.0 (–8.1 to –5.9) 15.4 (6.4) 15.5 (5.9) 0.1 (–3.5 to 3.7) .001

Self-efficacy 5.4 (1.1) 6.4 (1.2) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.4) 5.9 (1.1) 5.5 (1.2) –0.4 (–0.9 to –0.1) .04

Cues to action 7.5 (1.8) 11.2 (2.9) 3.7 (3.2 to 4.2) 7.7 (1.6) 7.2 (1.4) –0.5 (–1.1 to 0.1) .001

Action (behavior) 6.6 (2.7) 8.1 (2.8) 1.5 (0.9 to 2.1) 6.4 (2.6) 5.9 (2.8) –0.5 (–1.3 to 0.3) .03

Number of exercises per week 4.2 (2.6) 10.0 (3.5) 5.8 (4.8 to 6.8) 3.4 (2.6) 6.7 (2.3) 3.3 (1.9 to 4.6) .001

Maximum value of mouth opening (mm) 36.98 (1.61) 39.05 (1.38) 2.07 (1.49 to 2.61) 37.05 (1.63) 38.02 (1.54) 0.97 (0.49 to 1.41) .04

Evaluation of mouth opening symmetry 0.836 (0.086) 0.822 (0.048) –0.014 (–0.024 to 0.005) 0.841 (0.079) 0.838 (0.076) –0.003 (–0.023 to 0.017) .15
Secondary cognitive outcomes

Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale score 11.85 (1.11) 12.98 (0.76) 1.13 (0.81 to 1.45) 11.65 (0.66) 13.43 (1.13) 1.78 (1.33 to 2.23) .04

Assessment of Quality of Life—6 Dimensions 0.46 (0.19) 0.48 (0.18) 0.02 (–0.04 to 0.08) 0.55 (0.17) 0.52 (0.21) –0.03 (–0.09 to 0.03) .18