Table 4.
Patients who performed the physical tests and worn accelerometers at the investigated times
| Physical tests | T1* n = 28 |
T2# n = 24 |
A-T1* n = 28 |
A-T2 n = 24 |
A-T3 n = 24 |
A-T4# n = 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee extensor strength test (n (%)) | ||||||
| Both legs tested | 23 (82) | 21 (88) | ||||
| Only one leg tested because of bone restriction | 2 (7) | 2 (8) | ||||
| Only one leg tested because of patient inability | 0 (−) | 1 (4) | ||||
| Only one leg tested without explanation | 2 (7) | 0 (−) | ||||
| Not done | 1 (4) | 0 | ||||
| Pain during testa | 4 (14) | 5 (21) | ||||
| Adverse events | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Grip strength test (n (%)) | ||||||
| Patients who performed the test | 28 (100) | 24 (100) | ||||
| Not done | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | ||||
| Pain during testb | 5 (18) | 3 (13) | ||||
| Adverse events | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 s Sit-to-Stand Test (n (%)) | ||||||
| Patients who performed the test | 26 (93) | 24 (100) | ||||
| Not done | 2 (7) | 0 (−) | ||||
| Pain during testc | 5 (19) | 1 (4) | ||||
| Adverse events | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Six-Minute-Walk Test (n (%)) | ||||||
| Patients who performed the test | 28 (100) | 24 (100) | ||||
| Not done | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | ||||
| Pain during testd | 8 (29) | 5 (21) | ||||
| Adverse events | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Accelerometers (n (%)) | ||||||
| Worn, complete data | 27 (96) | 23 (96) | 23 | 22 | ||
| Worn, incomplete data | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | (96) | (92) | ||
| Not worn/missing | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (8) | ||
| Adverse events | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | 0 (−) | ||
aPain during test of knee extensor strength test
At T1; related to equipment (n = 2), knee pain (n = 1), undescribed (n = 1) S
At T3; related to equipment (n = 2), back pain (n = 1), minor leg pain (n = 1), missing (n = 1)
bPain during test of grip strength
At T1; sternum (n = 1), clavicular (n = 2), breast muscle (n = 1), sternum and costae (n = 1)
At T3; fingers (n = 1), costae (n = 1), known pain (n = 1)
cPain during 30 s Sit-to-Stand Test
At T1; knee pain (n = 1), back pain (n = 2), scapula and sternum (n = 1), thorax (n = 1)
At T3; back pain (n = 1)
dPain during Six-Minute-Walk Test
At T1; thorax (n = 1), sternum (n = 1), scapula and sternum and right hip (n = 1), thorax and dyspnea (n = 1), toe (n = 1), missing (n = 2)
At T3; hip muscle pain (n = 1), reaction from the thigh (n = 1), back pain (n = 1), Achilles tendon (n = 1), lower extremity (n = 1)
*T1 and A-T1 correspond to the same time point (baseline)
#T2 and A-T4 correspond to the same time point (post-intervention)