Table 5.
Outcome measures for pain and physical activity
| |
Pretest |
Posttest‡ |
Follow-up
‡
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Parameter |
ST |
CPM |
ST |
CPM |
Mean difference |
ST |
CPM |
Mean difference |
| (n = 19) | (n = 19) | (n = 19) | (n = 19) | (95% CI) | (n = 19) | (n = 19) | (95% CI) | |
| Pain |
n/a |
n/a |
1.22 (1.73) |
1.78 (1.73) |
−0.56 (−1.73, 0.60) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Length of hospital stay, d |
|
|
9.99 (0.31) |
10.52 (0.32) |
−0.53 (−1.47, 0.41) |
|
|
|
|
Physical activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lying/sitting, h |
n/a |
n/a |
112.0 (3.4) |
111.5 (3.4) |
0.5 (−1.8, 2.8) |
134.4 (9.1) |
132.3 (9.1) |
2.2 (−4.0, 8.2) |
| Standing, h |
n/a |
n/a |
7.1 (2.7) |
6.1 (2.7) |
1.0 (−0.8, 2.8) |
25.3 (6.0) |
25.5 (6.0) |
−0.2 (−4.2, 3.8) |
| Stepping, h |
n/a |
n/a |
1.4 (0.80) |
1.3 (0.80) |
0.1 (−0.5, 0.6) |
9.5 (3.6) |
9.4 (3.6) |
0.1 (−2.3, 2.6) |
| Sit to stand transition, n |
n/a |
n/a |
156.4 (56.3) |
129.2 (56.3) |
27.2 (−10.9, 65.2) |
330.5 (102.4) |
320.8 (102.4) |
9.7 (−59.0, 78.4) |
| Step count, n | n/a | n/a | 4685 (3087) | 4151 (3087) | 534 (−1555, 2624) | 42037 (14412) | 36203 (14412) | 5834 (−3836, 15504) |
Abbreviations: ST, sling exercise training group; CPM, continuous passive motion group; n/a, not available.
‡ANCOVA: pain was adjusted for sex, weight, age and physical activity; length of hospital stay was adjusted for sex, weight, age, pain and physical activity; the posttest-values of physical activity were adjusted for sex, weight, age and the follow-up-values were adjusted for sex, weight and age.
Values are presented as estimated marginal means (standard deviation).