Table 5.
Changes in falls efficacy and agitation
| MDTT group
|
Control group
|
P-valuea | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Pretest | Posttest | Change (95% CI) | n | Pretest | Posttest | Change (95% CI) | ||
| FES-I | 14 | 33.4 ± 14.9 | 33.1 ± 12.4 | −0.3 (−5.1 to 4.5) | 12 | 23.7 ± 10.3 | 26.6 ± 14.3 | 2.9 (−0.3 to 6.1) | 0.02* |
| CMAI-C | 15 | 44.3 ± 14.8 | 41.9 ± 13.4 | −2.4 (−10.8 to 6.0) | 12 | 34.7 ± 10.9 | 39.0 ± 15.7 | 4.3 (−0.4 to 9.1) | <0.01** |
Notes: Data are presented at mean ± SD.
*
P<0.05;
**
P<0.01.
a
Comparison of change between the MDTT and control groups. Higher scores indicate a greater concern about falling and a greater frequency of agitation in daily living.
Abbreviations: MDTT, Musical Dual-Task Training; CI, confidence interval; FES-I, Falls Efficacy Scale International; CMAI-C, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scale, Chinese community-version; SD, standard deviation.