Table 2.
Outcome measures in balance function, activities of daily life, the severity of depressive mood, and cognitive function at baseline (T0) and post-intervention at 4-week follow up (T1).
| Outcome Measure |
Control (N = 96) | p-Value (95% CI) | SAVE (N = 88) | p-Value (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T0 | T1 | |||
| BBS | 26.64 ± 20.79 | 33.56 ± 20.04 | 0.000 *(−11.92 to −7.36) | 28.05 ± 18.31 | 39.88 ± 16.70 | 0.000 *(−14.48 to −9.73) |
| MBI | 49.87 ± 29.43 | 59.24 ± 26.79 | 0.000 *(−14.00 to −9.08) | 50.46 ± 24.15 | 66.45 ± 23.03 | 0.000 *(−22.66 to −15.41) |
| BDI | 14.45 ± 11.60 | 14.73 ± 12.18 | 0.157 (−6.32 to 0.86) | 12.08 ± 10.30 | 9.20 ± 9.18 | 0.087 (−2.21 to 4.31) |
| MMSE | 22.88 ± 7.84 | 25.26 ± 6.48 | 0.000 *(−3.39 to −1.85) | 23.86 ± 6.15 | 25.76 ± 5.12 | 0.000 *(−2.88 to −1.29) |
| PCS | 29.83 ± 10.41 | 32.29 ± 10.93 | 0.026 *(−7.70 to −0.51) | 30.02 ± 11.06 | 36.40 ± 10.13 | 0.000 *(−19.98 to −6.02) |
| MCS | 35.56 ± 11.84 | 37.32 ± 11.37 | 0.803 (−22.94 to 19.32) | 34.28 ± 9.48 | 38.53 ± 10.19 | 0.074 (−9.39 to 0.45) |
Each cell represents the mean ± standard deviation. * represents a significant difference within-group comparison between T0 and T1 (p < 0.05). BBS, Berg Balance Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; MBI, Modified Barthel Index; MMSE, Mini-mental State Examination; MCS, Mental component summary of the Short-Form Survey 36 (SF-36); PCS, Physical component summary of SF-36.