Table 2.
Physical activity parameters for the control (CG) and intervention group (IG). Data are given as mean values (95% confidence interval).1 = p < 0.05 compared to 1 m post rehabilitation, O = p < 0.05 compared to onset inpatient rehabilitation
| Onset inpatient rehabilitation | 1 month post rehabilitation | 6 month post rehabilitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG (n = 26) | IG (n = 23) | CG (n = 26) | IG (n = 23) | CG (n = 20) | IG (n = 18) | |
| Steps/day | 9519 (8737, 10,301) | 9513 (8692, 10,335) | 9019 (7812, 10,226) | 9280 (7972, 10,588) | 10,921 (9571, 12,271)1 | 11,326 (9862, 12,791)1 |
| Active minutes (> 0 steps/min) | 295.1 (272.9, 317.2) | 294.2 (271.0, 317.5) | 338.6 (304.7, 372.4)O | 328.8 (292.1, 365.5) | 363.3 (328.1, 398.5)O | 376.4 (338.3, 414.6)1, O |
| Active minutes (> 60 steps/min) | 66.6 (59.2, 74.1) | 64.5 (56.7, 72.3) | 35.6 (27.5, 43.6)O | 40.3 (31.6, 49.0)O | 49.6 (39.6, 59.6)1, O | 50.7 (39.8, 61.5) |
| Mean step frequency (> 60 steps/min) | 40.2 (39.1, 41.4) | 40.9 (39.7, 42.1) | 40.4 (38.8, 42.0) | 40.5 (38.8, 42.2) | 41.4 (39.7, 43.1) | 40.5 (38.7, 42.4) |
| #min with 1–20 steps/min | 147.7 (131.8, 163.6) | 147.7 (131.0, 164.4) | 171.7 (154.5, 188.9) | 162.5 (143.8, 181.2) | 170.4 (156.2, 184.7) | 173.4 (157.9, 188.9)O |
| #min with 21–40 steps/min | 51.9 (46.1, 57.8) | 52.7 (46.6, 58.8) | 89.4 (79.7, 99.1)O | 84.7 (74.2, 95.2)O | 97.9 (87.0, 108.9)O | 101.2 (89.4, 113.1)1, O |
| #min with 41–60 steps/min | 31.9 (28.2, 35.6) | 32.4 (28.5, 36.3) | 43.5 (36.2, 50.8)O | 42.7 (34.9, 50.8) | 50.2 (40.9, 59.6)O | 56.9 (46.7, 67.0)1, O |
| #min with 61–80 steps/min | 38.3 (31.8, 44.7) | 34.3 (27.6, 41.1) | 16.8 (13.0, 20.6)O | 18.7 (14.6, 22.9)O | 22.9 (17.4, 28.5)O | 25.6 (19.6, 31.7) |
| #min with 81–100 steps/min | 18.0 (12.7, 23.2) | 19.6 (14.1, 25.1) | 10.1 (6.3, 13.8) | 12.2 (8.1, 16.2) | 13.4 (9.7, 17.1) | 13.6 (9.6, 17.6) |
| #min with > 100 steps/min | 6.6 (4.2, 8.9) | 7.6 (5.1, 10.0) | 6.0 (3.2, 8.9) | 6.7 (3.6, 9.8) | 9.9 (5.9, 14.0) | 7.6 (3.3, 12.0) |
| Mean duration of inactive bouts (min) | 13.3 (11.0, 15.7) | 14.8 (12.3, 17.4) | 13.3 (11.0, 15.7) | 13.6 (11.1, 16.1) | 10.7 (8.2, 13.2) | 12.8 (10.1, 15.4) |
| Max. duration of inactive bouts (min) | 131.8 (108.0, 155.6) | 134.4 (109.1, 159.7) | 124.6 (104.3, 144.9) | 117.0 (95.5, 138.6) | 101.0 (81.5, 120.4) | 106.0 (85.5, 126.6) |
| Total inactive time (9 am – 6 pm) | 380.5 (364.0, 397.1) | 393.0 (375.3, 410.6) | 371.0 (352.8, 389.3) | 383.0 (363.5, 402.5) | 351.2 (328.5, 373.9) | 339.0 (315.1, 363.0)1, O |
| Max. mean gait frequency for 5 min | 60.0 (55.7, 64.2) | 58.8 (54.3, 63.3) | 50.7 (46.8, 54.5)O | 54.0 (49.9, 58.1) | 56.4 (52.9, 60.0) | 56.3 (52.9, 59.9) |
| Max. mean gait frequency for 10 min | 57.2 (52.6, 61.7) | 56.0 (51.2, 60.8) | 45.7 (41.1, 50.3)O | 50.4 (45.6, 55.3) | 51.8 (47.6, 55.9) | 52.5 (47.6, 55.9) |