Table 2.
Results of repeated measure ANOVA: at the 2 (Group: Control, Intervention) x 3 (Time: baseline, After intervention; and Follow-up) x2(open eyes, closed eyes).
Measurement |
Analysis
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Fa | P | Effect Size (η 2 ) |
Fa | P | Effect Size (η 2 ) |
Fa | P | Effect Size (η 2 ) |
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MDISTAP (mm): | Open eyes | 0.01 | 0.921 | <0.001 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.02 | 0.71 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
Closed eyes | 1.84 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 4.34 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.02 | |
MDIST ML (mm): | Open eyes | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 0.001 | 0.04 | 0.85 | <0.001 |
Closed eyes | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 1.79 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.87 | <0.001 | |
MVELAP (mm/s): | Open eyes | 15.40 | 0.001* | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.02 |
Closed eyes | 16.58 | 0.001* | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 1.88 | 0.18 | 0.08 | |
MVELML (mm/s): | Open eyes | 14.47 | 0.001* | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.69 | 0.01 | 1.88 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
Closed eyes | 6.72 | 0.003* | 0.23 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.03 | 2.98 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
Notes: Mean Distance in Anterior- Posterior direction (MDISTML), Mean Distance in Mediolatral direction (MDISTML), Mean Velocity of COP in Anterior- Posterior direction (MVELAP), Mean Velocity of COP in Mediolateral direction (MVELML), “Pediatric Balance Scales” (PBS), the balance subtest of Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of motor proficiency Instruments (BOT-2), “Activity Scales for Kids performance version” (ASK) , a df=1 and 22 , *Statistically significant.