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Published in final edited form as: Int J Nurs Stud. 2012 Dec 30;50(9):1156–1165. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.12.006

Table 4.

Mean (±SD) functional fitness scores for the Student-Mentored, Peer-Mentored, Independent Peer-Mentored, and Control groups.

Variable	Group	Baseline	Post-Training	Absolute Change	Percent Change	Pre-post P-value
30-s Chair Stand (repetitions)^a	Student-Mentored	13.1 ± 3.2	19.1 ± 6.6^*	6.0	45.6	<0.0001
	Peer-Mentored	16.3 ± 5.2^*^†^‡	22.1 ± 6.1^*^†^‡	5.8	35.6	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	12.4 ± 3.7	18.8 ± 4.1^*	6.4	51.6	<0.0001
	Control	10.1 ± 3.5	10.9 ± 3.4	0.8	8.1	0.3878
30-s Arm Curl (repetitions)^b	Student-Mentored	19.8 ± 4.7^*	27.7 ± 4.1^*	7.9	40.0	<0.0001
	Peer-Mentored	19.6 ± 4.8^*	30.5 ± 5.3^*	10.9	55.9	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	18.3 ± 6.1	28.7 ± 6.0^*	10.5	57.4	<0.0001
	Control	14.7 ± 5.6	16.6 ± 3.4	1.9	12.8	0.0126
Handgrip Dynamometer (kg)^b	Student-Mentored	29.6 ± 9.5^*	30.9 ± 9.5^*	1.3	4.4	0.0632
	Peer-Mentored	30.5 ± 9.2^*	31.7 ± 9.3^*	1.2	3.8	0.0031
	Independent Peer-Mentored	32.6 ± 9.4^*	33.8 ± 8.6^*	1.1	3.5	0.0016
	Control	18.4 ± 7.7	18.5 ± 6.1	0.03	0.2	0.9611
Chair Sit-and-Reach (in)^c	Student-Mentored	1.4 ± 5.3	3.6 ± 5.1	2.1	-^h	<0.0001
	Peer-Mentored	−0.3 ± 3.8	2.0 ± 4.5	2.3	- ^h	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	−1.4 ± 4.2	0.5 ± 5.4	1.9	- ^h	0.0001
	Control	No data
Back Scratch (in)^d	Student-Mentored	−3.7 ± 5.5	−3.2 ± 5.9	0.5	-^h	0.0588
	Peer-Mentored	−2.0 ± 3.5	−0.9 ± 3.3	1.1	- ^h	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	−3.6 ± 4.9	−2.0 ± 4.1	1.6	- ^h	0.0004
	Control	No data
6-Minute Walk (yards)^e	Student-Mentored	594.1 ± 141.4	667.6 ± 101.1	73.4	12.4	<0.0001
	Peer-Mentored	628.1 ± 97.4	695.6 ± 81.3	67.5	10.7	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	644.0 ± 86.2	753.8 ± 61.1	109.0	16.9	<0.0001
	Control	No data
8-ft Up-and-Go (s)^f	Student-Mentored	5.6 ± 0.9^*	4.8 ± 0.9^*	−0.9	15.5	<0.0001
	Peer-Mentored	5.0 ± 0.9^*	4.3 ± 0.8^*	−0.7	14.8	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	5.3 ± 2.0^*	4.1 ± 0.7^*	−1.1	21.5	0.0006
	Control	12.1 ± 3.6	11.8 ± 3.0	−0.3	2.5	0.7311
Forward Reach Test (in)^g	Student-Mentored	15.9 ± 2.5	18.1 ± 3.7	2.2	13.9	<0.0001
	Peer-Mentored	16.2 ± 2.8	18.1 ± 3.1	1.9	11.5	<0.0001
	Independent Peer-Mentored	14.8 ± 2.3	17.8 ± 1.9	3.0	20.3	<0.0001
	Control	No data

Lower body strength test: 30-second chair stand.

Upper body strength: arm curl and handgrip dynamometer.

Lower body flexibility: chair sit-and-reach.

Upper body flexibility: back scratch.

Aerobic endurance: 6-minute walk.

Motor agility: 8-ft up-and-go.

Balance: forward reach test.

Due to potential negative values for the flexibility tests, calculations of percent change are not applicable

Significantly different than Control group (p<0.05).

^†

Significantly different than Independent Peer-Mentored group (p<0.05).

^‡

Significantly different than Student-Mentored group (p<0.05).