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. 2020 Feb 8;53(2):2753. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2793

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.