21 December 2021>: Clinical Research
Remote Home-Based Exercise Program to Improve the Mental State, Balance, and Physical Function and Prevent Falls in Adults Aged 65 Years and Older During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Seoul, Korea
Donghyun Yi 1ABCDEF , Jongeun Yim 2ABCDFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935496
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935496
Table 5 Changes in gait abilities (n=70).
Variables | Home-based exercise group (n=35) | Control group (n=35) | Group×time | ||
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Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | ||
10MW (s) | 8.33±1.28 | 7.50±1.30* | 8.00±1.38 | 7.81±1.30 | 9.612 (0.003) |
Gait speed (m/s) | 1.30±0.21 | 1.37±0.20* | 1.38±0.22 | 1.36±0.22 | 4.979 (0.029) |
Step length (cm) | 61.02±6.67 | 64.19±9.32* | 63.21±8.02 | 61.27±7.20 | 9.055 (0.004) |
Stride length (cm) | 123.28±12.74 | 128.75±17.10* | 127.24±17.04 | 124.56±14.85 | 9.423 (0.003) |
Data represented as mean±standard deviation. * Indicates was significantly different within the group ( 10MW – 10-m walk test. |