Table 4.
Results of the meta-analysis.
| Study | Weights | PDQ-39 |
|---|---|---|
| QoL | ||
| Pedreira et al. (29) | 0.18% | 1.20 [1.682, −7.34] |
| Liao et al. (31) | 0.07% | (0.242) |
| Fontoura et al. (33) | 0.11% | p < 0.001 |
| Allen et al. (35) | 0.33% | |
| Santos et al. (37) | 0.03% | |
| Yang et al. (40) | 0.11% | |
| Tollar et al. (41) | 99.14% | |
| Study | Weights | ABC |
| ADL | ||
| Gandolfi et al. (32) | 61.58% | 7.02 [0.364, 13.68] (3.39) p = 0.039 |
| Shen and Mak (38) | 38.41% | |
| UPDRS II | ||
| Pompeu et al. (28) | 32.51% | −2.37 [−5.97, 1.225] |
| Fontoura et al. (33) | 31.45% | (1.83) |
| Tollar et al. (41) | 36.03% | p = 1.96 |
| Study | Weights | BBS |
| Function | ||
| Pompeu et al. (28) | 19.06% | 2.63 [0.446, 4.83] |
| Pazzaglia et al. (30) | 10.08% | (1.11) |
| Feng et al. (34) | 14.08% | p = 0.018 |
| Santos et al. (37) | 13.47% | |
| Shih et al. (39) | 18.17% | |
| Yang et al. (40) | 9.50% | |
| Tollar et al. (41) | 15.60% | |
| TUG | ||
| Liao et al. (31) | 15.21% | −0.97 [−2.212, 0.258] |
| Feng et al. (34) | 8.11% | (0.63) |
| Pavez-adasme et al. (36) | 33.99% | p = 0.121 |
| Santos et al. (37) | 24.19% | |
| Shih et al. (39) | 16.90% | |
| Yang et al. (40) | 1.56% | |
| DGI | ||
| Pazzaglia et al. (30) | 8.58% | 1.13 [0.351, 1.924] |
| Santos et al. (37) | 9.66% | (0.40) |
| Tollar et al. (41) | 81.75% | p = 0.005 |
QoL, quality of life; ADL, activities of daily living; PDQ-39, Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-39; ABC, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale; UPDRS II, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II; BBS, Berg Balance Scale; TUG, Timed Up and Go; DGI, Dynamic Gait Index.
Data are presented as standardized mean difference [95% CI], (standard error), p-value.