Table III.
Group data and within-group comparisons
| Group | Before Mean (SD) | After Mean (SD) | Follow-up Mean (SD) | After before mean difference (SD) [95% CI] | Effect size (WG) | p-value; effect size (BG) | Follow- up before mean difference (SD) [95% CI] | Effect size effect size (WG) | p-value; (BG) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini BEST | E | 20.91 (1.3) | 24.36 (0.67) | 23.73 (0.79) | -3.45 (1.13) [-4.21; -2.7]* | -0.637 | 0.031-0.46 | -2.82 (1.08) [-3.54; -2.09]* | -0.632 | 0.003-0.635 |
| C | 20.73 (1.01) | 23.09 (0.83) | 22 (2.59) | -2.36 (1.21) [-3.17; -1.55]* | -0.631 | -1.27 (0.9) [-1.88; -0.67] | -0.581 | |||
| BBS | E | 49.45 (2.58) | 54.91 (1.3) | 53.36 (1.29) | -5.45 (1.97) [-6.78; -4.13]* | -0.629 | 0.009-0.56 | -3.91 (2.07) [-5.3; -2.52]* | -0.633 | 0.035-0.45 |
| C | 48.82 (4.02) | 52.09 (2.79) | 51.09 (3.53) | -3.27 (2.20) [-4.75; -1.8]* | -0.630 | -2.27 (2.72) [-4.1; -0.44] | -0.541 | |||
| 10MWT, m/s | E | 1.01 (0.09) | 1.19 (0.09) | 1.17 (0.08) | -0.19 (0.12) [-0.27; -0.1]* | -0.598 | 0.2-0.273 | -0.16 (0.11) [-0.23; -0.08]* | -0.588 | 0.061-0.4 |
| C | 0.99 (0.04) | 1.11 (0.07) | 1.07 (0.06) | -0.12 (0.06) [-0.16; -0.08]* | -0.626 | -0.08 (0.07) [-0.13; -0.04]* | -0.551 | |||
| PDQ-39 | E | 43.72 (23.52) | 28.23 (21.72) | 26.11 (22.65) | 15.49 (11.97) [7.45; 23.53]* | -0.626 | 0.554-0.126 | 17.61 (14.26) [8.02; 27.19]* | -0.568 | 0.532-0.133 |
| C | 45.09 (22.32) | 32.87 (19.5) | 31.64 (19.35) | 12.22 (8.57) [6.46; 17.98]* | -0.626 | 13.45 (12.62) [4.97; 21.93]* | -0.550 | |||
| 5STS, s | E | 16.14 (3.29) | 13.2 (2.03) | 13.23 (1.69) | 2.94 (2.31) [1.39; 4.49]* | -0.607 | 0.576-0.119 | 2.90 (2.88) [0.96; 4.84]* | -0.568 | 0.718-0.077 |
| C | 18.14 (2.37) | 15.83 (2.24) | 15.23 (2.55) | 2.30 (1.19) [1.51; 3.1]* | -0.626 | 2.90 (2.12) [1.48; 4.33]* | -0.626 |
Statistically significant (p < 0.016).
E: experimental; C: control; BBS: Berg Balance Scale; TUG: Timed up and Go; 5STS: 5 Times Sit to Stand; 10MWT: 10-Metre Walk Test; PDQ-39: Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire - 39; SD: standard deviation; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; WG: within-groups; BG: between-groups.