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 6 Changes in postural balance (n=70).
| Variables | Home-based exercise group (n=35) | Control group (n=35) | Group×time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | ||
| Dynamic postural balance | |||||
| TUG (s) | 8.60±1.42 | 7.71±1.31* | 8.15±1.33 | 7.83±1.30* | 7.289 (0.009) |
| Static postural balance | |||||
| ECMLS (mm/s) | 8.05±2.96 | 6.63±3.25* | 6.62±2.31 | 6.30±2.21 | 4.145 (0.046) |
| ECAPS (mm/s) | 14.28±4.31 | 11.88±3.89* | 10.50±5.00 | 10.37±2.91 | 7.654 (0.007) |
| ECVMS (mm/s) | 34.75±18.82 | 28.14±20.79* | 25.14±21.54 | 28.86±14.35 | 5.696 (0.020) |
| ECMLU (mm/s) | 22.85±7.92 | 15.69±6.31* | 19.65±9.27 | 18.41±7.38 | 8.800 (0.004) |
| ECAPU (mm/s) | 36.57±8.92 | 26.91±7.82* | 31.59±7.82 | 29.49±7.85 | 13.722 (0.000) |
| ECVMU (mm/s) | 209.15±102.63 | 117.04±66.39* | 171.68±115.06 | 144.00±79.88 | 7.452 (0.008) |
| Data represented as mean±standard deviation. * Indicates was significantly different within the group ( TUG – Timed Up and Go test; ECMLS – eye-closed mediolateral postural sway velocity on stable platform; ECAPS – eye-closed anteroposterior postural sway velocity on stable platform; ECVMS – eye-closed velocity moment on stable platform; ECMLU – eye-closed mediolateral postural sway velocity on unstable platform; ECAPU – eye-closed anteroposterior postural sway velocity on unstable platform; ECVMU – eye-closed velocity moment on unstable platform. | |||||