Table 2.
Comparison of balance and gait ability within groups and between groups.
| Variable | CBT group (n=8) | GBT group (n=9) | Between group p-value | Mean change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Post-test | Within group p-value | Pre-test | Post-test | Within group p-value | CBT group | GBT group | ||
| BBS (score) | 39.75±7.61@ | 44.38±6.37*# | 0.012 | 34.44±7.20 | 41.56±6.84* | 0.012 | 0.334 | 4.63±3.74* | 5.94±4.56* |
| TUG (s) | 34.64±20.82 | 28.47±15.59*# | 0.013 | 30.96±17.11 | 27.81±10.59 | 0.859 | 0.027 | −6.16±7.22*# | −3.15±6.52 |
| SV (cm/s) | 37.47±34.11 | 40.47±34.98* | 0.043 | 39.95±20.67 | 40.06±25.60 | 0.066 | 0.501 | 2.72±3.21* | 1.07±0.67 |
| SL (cm) | 54.22±23.52 | 63.46±22.93* | 0.043 | 55.19±21.78 | 62.82±20.88 | 0.260 | 0.923 | 9.24±8.25* | 7.63±16.37 |
| DST (s) | 1.39±0.85 | 1.19±0.69* | 0.046 | 0.80±0.33 | 0.76±.31 | 0.372 | 0.630 | 0.18±0.40* | 0.04±0.14 |
@
Mean±standard deviation (SD).
*
Significance of the difference within groups;
#
significance of the difference between groups.
Pre-test was performed before the intervention, and post-test was performed after 4 weeks. In the pre-test comparison between groups, there was no significant difference (P>0.05). The significance level was set at 0.05 for differences between the 2 groups. CBT – cognitive balance task training; GBT – general balance task training; BBS – Berg balance scale; TUG – timed up and go test; SV – stride velocity; SL – stride length; DST – double support time.