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. 2018 Aug 17;8(8):e021510. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021510

Table 4.

Physical activity and social integration between groups

PBT Control P values
Post-training
 N 39 38
 PASIPD (score) 12.3 (10.0 to 14.6) 11.2 (8.8 to 13.6) 0.92
 SIPSO (score) 29.8 (28.1 to 31.4) 31.2 (29.5 to 32.9) 0.29
2-month follow-up
 N 38 31
 PASIPD (score) 8.6 (6.4 to 10.8) 9.5 (7.1 to 11.9) 0.51
 SIPSO (score) 29.7 (28.2 to 31.2) 31.5 (29.8 to 33.21) 0.23
4-month follow-up
 N 33 34
 PASIPD (score) 9.2 (7.3 to 11.2) 7.8 (5.9 to 9.8) 0.34
 SIPSO (score) 30.0 (28.2 to 31.9) 30.2 (28.4 to 32.0) 0.62
6-month follow-up
 N 32 31*
 PASIPD (score) 11.3 (7.3 to 15.3) 10.9 (6.8 to 15.0) 0.21
 SIPSO (score) 30.3 (29.0 to 31.6) 32.6 (31.3 to 33.9) 0.012
8-month follow-up
 N 31 26
 PASIPD (score) 7.0 (5.6 to 8.4) 6.9 (5.4 to 8.5) 0.61
 SIPSO (score) 30.5 (29.3 to 31.7) 32.3 (31.0 to 33.6) 0.037
10-month follow-up
 N 32 32
 PASIPD (score) 7.0 (5.5 to 8.5) 8.2 (6.7 to 9.7) 0.16
 SIPSO (score) 29.9 (28.4 to 31.3) 32.3 (30.9 to 33.8) 0.031
12-month follow-up
 N 31 31
 PASIPD (score) 11.1 (7.4 to 14.8) 10.1 (6.4 to 13.9) 0.27
 SIPSO (score) 30.6 (29.1 to 32.0) 32.6 (31.1 to 34.0) 0.047

Values presented are least square means with 95% confidence intervals in brackets. The p value is for the ANCOVA comparing groups at each time point controlling for the baseline value.

*n=30 control for the SIPSO.

ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; PASIPD, Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities; PBT, perturbation-based balance training; SIPSO, Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome.