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Table 4 Within-group changes in measures of balance compared to the recent RCT [24] (mean (SD))

From: Minimizing the evidence-practice gap – a prospective cohort study incorporating balance training into pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

KT trial

RCT trial

Outcome

Pre-test

Post-test

P value #

Pre-test

Post-test

P value

BBS

46.3 (7.1)

53.3 (3.7)

p < 0.001

45.6 (5.8)

52.6 (2.9)

p < 0.001

BESTest – biomechanics

8.1 (3.2)

10.6 (2.9)

p = 0.001

9.4 (2.6)

11.9 (2.5)

p < 0.001

BESTest – stability

14.5 (2.4)

17.6 (1.1)

p < 0.001

16.4 (2.4)

17.8 (1.7)

p = 0.001

BESTest – transitions

11.5 (3.3)

14.4 (2.9)

p < 0.001

12.6 (2.9)

14.2 (2.4)

p = 0.001

BESTest – reactive

12.6 (3.7)

15.6 (2.3)

p = 0.001

13.3 (4.0)

15.4 (2.4)

p = 0.006

BESTest – sensory

10.5 (2.6)

13.4 (2.3)

p < 0.001

11.5 (2.1)

13.2 (1.4)

p < 0.001

BESTest – gait

9.7 (4.3)

15.0 (4.8)

p < 0.001

11.6 (4.0)

14.4 (3.2)

p < 0.001

BESTest total

66.9 (15.2)

86.6 (12.3)

p < 0.001

66.4 (13.1)

82.0 (9.2)

p < 0.001

ABC score

69.2 (24.9)

78.2 (17.3)

p = 0.005

57.6 (24.0)

74.6 (13.0)

p < 0.001

  1. PR = pulmonary rehabilitation; BBS = Berg balance test; BESTest = Balance evaluations and systems test; ABC = activities-specific balance confidence
  2. # = non-parametric tests applied