Table 4 Assessment of parameters related to pain, risk of falling, balance and gait, emotional state and quality of life before and after intervention (n = 60)
Variables | Pre-test | Post-test | P-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Me | Q | Mean | SD | Me | Q | |||
Pain (VAS) | Pain level on a scale of 0 to 10 point | 5.8 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | < 0.0011 |
Tinetti POMA Scale | Total (points) | 8.2 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | < 0.0011 |
including: | ||||||||||
No risk of falling (n, %) | 5 (8.3) | 9 (15.0) | ||||||||
Moderate risk of falling (n, %) | 3 (5.0) | 12 (20.0) | ||||||||
High risk of falling (n, %) | 52 (86.7) | 39 (65.0) | ||||||||
Tinetti gait (points) | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | < 0.0011 | |
Tinetti balance (points) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | < 0.0011 | |
GDS | Total (points) | 16.7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 0.0121 |
including: | ||||||||||
No depression (n, %) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | ||||||||
Mild depression (n, %) | 46 (76.7) | 48 (80.0) | ||||||||
Deep depression (n, %) | 14 (23.3) | 11 (18.3) | ||||||||
WHOQOL | Total (points) | 46.4 | 18.2 | 44.5 | 12.9 | 52.6 | 18.9 | 53.3 | 14.4 | < 0.0011 |
Psychological domain | 29.3 | 16.9 | 31.0 | 12.5 | 37.7 | 19.2 | 38.0 | 17.0 | < 0.0011 | |
Physical domain | 46.7 | 21.6 | 50.0 | 12.5 | 53.2 | 21.9 | 56.0 | 14.0 | < 0.0011 | |
Social relations | 59.2 | 22.7 | 56.0 | 12.5 | 63.9 | 22.7 | 72.0 | 15.5 | < 0.0011 | |
Functioning in the environment | 50.6 | 23.3 | 50.0 | 17.3 | 55.6 | 23.4 | 56.0 | 17.0 | < 0.0011 | |