Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Groups of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Schooling: A Pilot Study
Table 4
Measurement instruments and functional tests in the three assessments.
Variables
Group 1
Group 2
-value
Multicomponent with dual task (n = 10)
Simple multicomponent (n = 6)
Median (1Q; 3Q)
Median (1Q; 3Q)
LCT 1st ev.
25 (23.7; 27.7)
25 (23.5; 28)
0.913
LCT 2nd ev.
27 (25.7; 30.2)
26 (24.2; 31.2)
0.622
LCT 3rd ev.
30 (28.5; 32)
29 (25.5; 31.2) ()
0.459
DT-Q 1st ev.
19 (15.5; 23.2)
15 (12.7; 19.2)
0.157
DT-Q 2nd ev.
18 (14.7; 22.5)
15 (13.7; 19)
0.156
DT-Q 3rd ev.
18 (14.4; 20.5)
16 (11.7; 20)
0.521
FES-I-Brazil 1st ev.
28 (21.7; 35.2)
27 (21.7; 35.7)
0.913
FES-I-Brazil 2nd ev.
27 (24.5; 35.2)
26 (20.7; 38.5)
0.745
FES-I-Brazil 3rd ev.
30 (23.5; 44)
27.5 (22.5; 34.7)
0.647
SPPB 1st ev.
7 (5.7; 8.2)
8 (7; 8.5)
0.165
SPPB 2nd ev.
7.5 (6.7; 8)
8 (7; 9.2)
0.308
SPPB 3rd ev.
7 (7; 8)
10 (9.5; 10.2)
0.008
Simple TUG 1st ev.
13.1 (11.8; 15.8)
11.3 (10.5; 14.9)
0.329
Simple TUG 2nd ev.
13.4 (10.5; 15.2)
12.1 (10.3; 13.8)
0.416
Simple TUG 3rd ev.
15.4 (13.2; 20.5)
10.8 (10.4; 11.8)
0.011
Motor TUG 1st ev.
15.7 (12.5; 17.4)
12.4 (11.4; 15.4)
0.278
Motor TUG 2nd ev.
14.4 (10.7; 18.4)
12 (10.5; 14)
0.328
Motor TUG 3rd ev.
19.1 (13.9; 21.1)
11.2 (10.5; 13.4)
0.018
Cognitive TUG 1st ev.
15.3 (13.4; 17.9)
13.7 (11.2; 16.1)
0.254
Cognitive TUG 2nd ev.
15.3 (13.4; 17.9)
13.6 (11.4; 15.1)
0.356
Cognitive TUG 3rd ev.
21.8 (16.2 22.9)
13.6 (11.4; 15.1)
0.010
Simple F8W 1st ev.
15.5 (12.9; 17.6)
12.8 (11.5; 14.7)
0.480
Simple F8W 2nd ev.
15.5 (13.6; 19.3)
14.3 (10.8; 15.5)
0.212
Simple F8W 3rd ev.
19.7 (16.2; 24.2)
12.8 (11.5; 14.7)
0.018
Motor F8W 1st ev.
16.5 (14.4; 18.1)
13.5 (12.5; 15.6)
0.065
Motor F8W2nd ev.
16.6 (13.4; 19.7)
13.5 (12.5; 15.6)
0.129
Motor F8W 3rd ev.
21.5 (16.6; 25.4)
13.5 (12.5; 15.6)
0.022
Cognitive F8W 1st ev.
16.6 (14.7; 19.1)
13.6 (12.1; 15.7)
0.175
Cognitive F8W 2nd ev.
15.6 (14.6; 23.4)
14.9 (13.5; 16)
0.278
Cognitive F8W 3rd ev.
23.1 (17.4; 31.2) (p = 0.043)
13.6 (12.1; 15.7)
0.018
n = number; 1st Q = first quartile; 3rd Q = third quartile; 1st ev. = first evaluation; 2nd ev. = second evaluation; 3rd ev. = third evaluation; LCT = Leganés Cognitive Test; DT-Q = 10-item Dual-Tasking Questionnaire; FES-I-Brazil = Falls Efficacy Scale-International-Brazil; SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery; TUG = Time Up and Go Test; F8W = Figure of 8 Walk Test; motor: test performed with the addition of a motor task; cognitive: test performed with the addition of a cognitive task; -value to compare 1st and 3rd evaluations by the Wilcoxon test; -value for intergroup comparison by the Mann-Whitney test.
