Table 4.
Changes in outcome measure scores at 6-month follow-up (n = 67)
| Baseline Mean (SD) |
6 months Mean (SD) |
d | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPAQ-SF | ||||
| Total physical activity level (MET-minutes/week) | 2732.44(2362.34) | 3448.28 (3043.95) | 0.30 | 0.042 |
| Time spent in vigorous and moderate activities (hours/week) | 282.86(293.52) |
343.21 (343.14) |
0.21 | 0.126 |
| CHQ-PF50 | ||||
| Physical functioning | 96.02(10.85) | 96.52(11.31) | 0.04 | 0.763 |
| Role functioning - emotional/behavior | 87.73(21.11) | 88.23(20.82) | 0.03 | 0.827 |
| Role functioning - physical | 95.27(13.55) | 95.02(15.36) | 0.02 | 0.888 |
| Bodily pain | 87.16(17.39) | 88.36(15.14) | 0.07 | 0.543 |
| General behavior | 76.21(16.63) | 80.21(17.06) | 0.28 | 0.023 |
| Mental health | 81.04(14.37) | 80.67(16.44) | 0.03 | 0.776 |
| Self-esteem | 70.09(13.21) | 71.27(15.03) | 0.13 | 0.278 |
| General health perceptions | 68.16(18.01) | 72.45(16.47) | 0.34 | 0.007 |
| Parental impact: emotional | 78.61(21.38) | 79.98(19.89) | 0.09 | 0.475 |
| Parental impact: time | 80.43(23.62) | 83.42(23.64) | 0.17 | 0.164 |
| Family activities | 81.03(23.05) | 85.07(22.07) | 0.20 | 0.102 |
| Family cohesion | 67.73(23.57) | 69.24(25.01) | 0.07 | 0.579 |
| Physical summary score | 53.19(7.69) | 53.9(7.39) | 0.11 | 0.379 |
| Psychosocial summary score | 49.21(9.28) | 50.22(10.3) | 0.17 | 0.181 |
| SDQ | ||||
| Emotional symptoms | 1.88(1.99) | 1.58(1.99) | 0.27 | 0.028 |
| Conduct problems | 1.73(1.46) | 1.45(1.56) | 0.21 | 0.095 |
| Hyperactivity/inattention | 3.39(2.30) | 2.87(2.12) | 0.40 | 0.002 |
| Peer relationship problems | 2.39(2.01) | 2.3(1.78) | 0.05 | 0.675 |
| Prosocial behavior | 7.16(1.96) | 7.79(1.91) | 0.37 | 0.003 |
| Total difficulties | 9.39(5.25) | 8.19(5.31) | 0.35 | 0.005 |
CHQ-PF50: Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form-50; IPAQ-SF: International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form; SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire