Clinical measure | PD patients (n = 20) | ANOVA P value (F value) | Effect size | Tukey P value for post-hoc comparisons | Change pattern | ||||
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Pre-training | Mid-training | Post-training | Pre to mid | Mid to post | Pre to post | ||||
Functional balance | |||||||||
Functional reach test (cm) | 23.5 ± 7.9 | 32.8 ± 6.7* | 37.6 ± 6.1†* | < 0.0001 (43.1) | 0.694 | <0.0001 | <0.0005 | <0.0001 | Continuous |
Step test (taps in 15 s) | 13.2 ± 3.5 | 15.9 ± 4.0* | 17.3 ± 3.6* | < 0.0001 (23.9) | 0.557 | <0.0001 | 0.063 | <0.0001 | Saturation |
Tinetti balance score | 14.7 ± 1.5 | 15.6 ± 0.9* | 15.9 ± 0.2* | < 0.0005 (9.44) | 0.332 | 0.033 | 0.320 | 0.011 | Saturation |
Tandem stancea—EO (s) | 93.0 ± 27.6 | 113.7 ± 12.6* | 118.3 ± 5.7* | < 0.0001 (14.5) | 0.433 | 0.003 | 0.141 | 0.002 | Saturation |
Tandem stancea—EC (s) | 35.4 ± 26.8 | 54.8 ± 29.1* | 72.7 ± 30.2†* | < 0.0001 (23.2) | 0.549 | 0.004 | 0.012 | < 0.0001 | Continuous |
Functional mobility | |||||||||
TUG (s) | 9.1 ± 2.7 | 7.4 ± 1.6* | 6.5 ± 1.4*† | < 0.0001 (23.5) | 0.553 | 0.0007 | 0.004 | 0.0001 | Continuous |
6MWT (m) | 226.0 ± 67 | 254.1 ± 61* | 305.5 ± 62*† | < 0.0001 (19.8) | 0.510 | 0.040 | 0.002 | 0.0001 | Continuous |
Tinetti gait score | 10.5 ± 1.4 | 11.5 ± 0.6* | 11.8 ± 0.4*† | < 0.0001 (13.8) | 0.422 | 0.009 | 0.005 | 0.001 | Continuous |