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Table 4 Quantitative measures

From: Feasibility of ActivABLES to promote home-based exercise and physical activity of community-dwelling stroke survivors with support from caregivers: A mixed methods study

 

pre-testa

halftime of the interventiona

post-testa

change in scoreb

Berg Balance Scale (0–56)

43.5

(39–47.3)

  

46.0

(43.0–48.0)

↑ 2.5

ABC-Scale (%)

55.5

(39.1–58.8)

  

56.4

(46.0–67.2)

↑ 0.9

Timed-Up-and-Go (sec)

20.1

(17.6–21.3)

  

15.9

(12.5–19.2)

↑ 4.2

Five Times Sit to Stand (sec)

20.9

(17.4–27.0)

  

18.2

(16.7–20.3)

↑ 2.7

Box and Block Test (no blocks)

33

(31–35)

  

33

(32–34)

0

Data from motion detectors

 standing up/sitting down (times/day)

47

(32–50)

48

(46–50)

49

(42–56)

↑ 2

 number of steps (per day)

1836

(1706–2636)

2469

(1707–3036)

2063

(1724–2998)

↑ 227

 standing (hours/day)

2.3

(1.7–3.2)

2.6

(2.0–3.1)

2.6

(1.8–3.1)

↑ 0.3

 sitting/lying (hours/day)

21.3

(20.4–22.4)

21.4

(20.8–22)

21.0

(20.6–22.3)

↑ -0.3

Behaviour Regulation Exercise Questionnaire

 non-self-determined motivation (0–44)

9

(8.3–12.8)

  

8.5

(8.0–9.75)

↑ 0.5

 self-determined motivation (0–32)

28

(24.3–29.5)

  

26

(25.3–26)

↓2.0

  1. amedian (1st and 3rd quartile)
  2. b the arrows indicate if the change is positive (↑) or negative (↓)