Table 2.
Description of change in experimental (E) and control (C) groups between the three assessment encounters
Variable | N | E1-E2 encounter change Mean (SD) |
P-Value | N | E2-E3 encounter change Mean (SD) |
P- Value | N | C1-C2 encounter change Mean (SD) |
P-Value | N | C2-C3 encounter change Mean (SD) |
P- Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Systolic Blood Pressure | 64 | −5.4 (18.2) | 0.05 | 54 | −4.4 (19.9) | 0.06 | 59 | −6.2 (80.0) | 0.01 | 51 | −2.9 (14.1) | 0.12 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure | 64 | −0.6 (15.9) | 0.11 | 54 | −1.6 (9.4) | 0.13 | 59 | −1.9 (12.8) | 0.07 | 51 | −3.1 (11.7) | 0.06 |
Heart Rate | 64 | 1.1 (8.6) | 0.36 | 53 | 3.1 (8.5) | 0.01 | 56 | 2.8 (10.7) | 0.05 | 49 | 0.6 (9.3) | 0.38 |
Grip Strength | 60 | −0.5 (6.8) | 0.69 | 54 | 0.5 (6.3) | 0.46 | 58 | −0.9 (7.9) | 0.48 | 47 | 0.3 (2.7) | 0.65 |
Timed Up and Go | 64 | −0.6 (4.1) | 0.001 | 53 | −0.7 (3.5) | 0.04 | 58 | −0.1 (2.6) | 0.17 | 50 | −0.9 (3.7) | 0.06 |
Gait Speed | 64 | −0.2 (1.3) | 0.001 | 53 | −0.5 (1.2) | 0.001 | 58 | −0.1 (1.2) | 0.04 | 50 | −0.5 (2.3) | 0.06 |
Four Stage Balance Test | 65 | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.001 | 50 | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.02 | 56 | −0.1 (0.7) | 0.50 | 46 | 0.1 (0.9) | 0.39 |
Five Time Sit to Stand | 61 | −2.2 (3.6) | 0.001 | 48 | −3.1 (3.9) | 0.001 | 47 | −0.5 (5.6) | 0.03 | 41 | −0.7 (4.8) | 0.06 |
SPPB | 64 | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.001 | 47 | 1.5 (2.3) | 0.001 | 53 | 0.8 (1.9) | 0.01 | 45 | 1.1 (2.3) | 0.001 |
STEADI Fall Risk | 61 | −0.2 (0.7) | 0.03 | 49 | −0.4 (0.7) | 0.001 | 55 | −01 (0.4) | 0.51 | 46 | −0.1 (0.6) | 0.31 |
HOME FAST | 53 | −0.3 (1.52) | 0.1 | 46 | −0.5 (2.4) | 0.16 | 45 | 0.04 (3.7) | 0.25 | 40 | −0.2 (6.2) | 0.98 |
E1 = experimental group baseline assessment; E2 = experimental group 3-month assessment; E3 = experimental group 7-month assessment; C1 = control group baseline assessment; C2 = control group 3-month assessment; C3 = control group 7-month assessment; SD = standard deviation; SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery. Items reaching statistical significance on P < 0.05 are italic and bold