Table 2.
Distribution of outcome measurements before and after intervention
| Control | Experimental | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 15 | N = 15 | ||
| Median (IQR) | |||
| BBS | |||
| Pre-intervention | 42 (32–49) | 45 (32–49) | 0.90 |
| Post-intervention | 46 (32–41) | 50 (33–52) | 0.59 |
| p-valueb | 0.01* | 0.001* | |
| TUG | |||
| Pre-intervention | 24.83 (16.97–57.59) | 26.22 (10.7–48.56) | 0.51 |
| Post-intervention | 20.22 (15.13–53.19) | 23.87 (9.31–46.09) | 0.51 |
| p-valueb | 0.28 | 0.005* | |
| MFES | |||
| Pre-intervention | 126 (76–140) | 90 (60–110) | 0.09 |
| Post-intervention | 130 (73–140) | 100 (50–122) | 0.15 |
| p-valueb | 0.50 | 0.77 | |
| MI (LE) | |||
| Pre-intervention | 76 (76–84) | 70 (34–76) | 0.11 |
| Post-intervention | 78 (76–92) | 76 (39–84) | 0.20 |
| p-valueb | 0.24 | 0.06 | |
| FAC | |||
| Pre-intervention | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 0.80 |
| Post-intervention | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–4) | 0.59 |
| p-valueb | 1.00 | 0.50 | |
IQR interquartile range, BBS Berg Balance Scale, TUG Timed Up and Go test, MFES Modified Falls Efficacy Scale, L/E lower extremity, FAC functional ambulation categories
aMann–Whitney U test; b Wilcoxon signed-ranks test
*Indicates significant difference, p < 0.05