Research Article
Exploring Outcome Measures for Exercise Intervention in People with Parkinson’s Disease
Table 4
Effects of exercise on the PDQ-39 subsections.
| Variables | Pre- mean (SD) | Post- mean (SD) | SRM | value |
| PDQ-39 total | 28.8 ± 19.8 | 24.9 ± 17.0 | −0.33 | 0.127 | PDQ mobility | 8.05 ± 8.06 | 6.31 ± 6.47 | −0.37 | 0.09 | PDQ ADL | 5.28 ± 4.44 | 3.92 ± 3.77 | −0.49 | 0.01
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| PDQ emotional | 4.18 ± 3.54 | 4.13 ± 3.53 | −0.02 | 0.85 | PDQ stigma | 2.23 ± 2.33 | 2.08 ± 2.15 | −0.05 | 0.72 | PDQ social | 0.88 ± 1.14 | 0.87 ± 1.17 | −0.01 | 0.44 | PDQ cognitive | 2.88 ± 2.37 | 2.71 ± 2.13 | −0.09 | 0.78 | PDQ communication | 2.30 ± 2.15 | 2.03 ± 1.90 | −0.15 | 0.49 | PDQ discomfort | 3.03 ± 2.27 | 2.82 ± 2.12 | −0.12 | 0.51 |
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Significance at the 0.01 level.
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