older women with 2x/wk for 12 wks. Tested pre any retest time increment. or at risk for intervention, post intervention, osteoporosis 6 months post and 12 months post. Responsive: N = Reference and intervention Data supporting responsiveness Population Yes / No descriptor Older adults living 167 25 No Change: Cyarto, 2008 in retirement Exercise twice weekly for 20 6(3)% change significant villages weeks, subjects clustered in p<.05 32% of group three groups: increased ABC score at home based exercise least 10% program n=38 -2(2)% NS group based exercise 16% of group increased program n=81 ABC score at least 10% supervised walking -5(2)% NS15% of group program n=48 increased ABC score at least 10% Discordance was noted between changes in ABC scores with improvement in balance ability, but little to no improvement in balance confidence as well as minimal change in balance ability and improvement in balance confidence. House hold or 24 No Significant changes in pre-training Yang, 200859 community RCT to research the effects of to post-training in the experimental ambulators with virtual reality-based training on group. Pre-training 79(12), post stroke community ambulation in training 87(7), but this was p=0.05, subjects post stroke. not maintained at one month post Control group (n=9) received training. treadmill training, 20 min/session, 3x/wk x 3wk. Experimental group (n=11) received virtual reality based treadmill training, 20min/session, 3x/wk x 3 wk. House hold or 30 No There was a noted decrease in Lord, 200860 community Subjects with stroke were seen second testing indicating a ambulators with for treatment in a hospital based possible over estimation in the stroke setting under the direction of a initial study.(at 95%CI) physical therapist (n=16) or in a) post intervention decline was the community supervised by a physical therapist assistant. (-14.8 to 13.5) p=NS b)six month follow up change was
older women with or at risk for osteoporosis 2x/wk for 12 wks. Tested pre intervention, post intervention, 6 months post and 12 months post. any retest time increment. Population descriptor N = Reference and intervention Responsive: Yes / No Data supporting responsiveness Older adults living in retirement villages 167 Cyarto, 2008 25 Exercise twice weekly for 20 weeks, subjects clustered in three groups: home based exercise program n=38 group based exercise program n=81 supervised walking program n=48 No Change: 6(3)% change significant p<.05 32% of group increased ABC score at least 10% -2(2)% NS 16% of group increased ABC score at least 10% -5(2)% NS15% of group increased ABC score at least 10% Discordance was noted between changes in ABC scores with improvement in balance ability, but little to no improvement in balance confidence as well as minimal change in balance ability and improvement in balance confidence. House hold or community ambulators with stroke 24 Yang, 200859 RCT to research the effects of virtual reality-based training on community ambulation in subjects post stroke. Control group (n=9) received treadmill training, 20 min/session, 3x/wk x 3wk. Experimental group (n=11) received virtual reality based treadmill training, 20min/session, 3x/wk x 3 wk. No Significant changes in pre-training to post-training in the experimental group. Pre-training 79(12), post training 87(7), p=0.05, but this was not maintained at one month post training. House hold or community ambulators with stroke 30 Lord, 200860 Subjects with stroke were seen for treatment in a hospital based setting under the direction of a physical therapist (n=16) or in the community supervised by a physical therapist assistant. No There was a noted decrease in second testing indicating a possible over estimation in the initial study.(at 95%CI) a) post intervention decline was (-14.8 to 13.5) p=NS b)six month follow up change was
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