Research Article
GuitarPD: A Randomized Pilot Study on the Impact of Nontraditional Guitar Instruction on Functional Movement and Well-Being in Parkinson’s Disease
Table 2
Outcome measurements at the beginning of the trial (week 0) and at pre-intervention baseline (Xb).
| Motor and emotion outcomes, mean (SD) | Trial start (week 0) | Preintervention baseline (Xb) | Group1 (n = 13) | Group 2 (n = 13) | Uncorrected -value | Corrected -valuea | Group1 (n = 13) | Group 2 Week 6 visit (n = 13) | Uncorrected -value | Corrected -valuea |
| MDS-UPDRS motor total | 38.8 (13.6) | 36.8 (14.3) | 0.71 | 0.80 | 38.8 (13.6) | 23.8 (13.8) | 0.01 | 0.05 | Typing test accuracy, dominant hand | 137.0 (78.3) | 114.4 (53.2) | 0.40 | 0.53 | 137.0 (78.3) | 111.7 (46.4) | 0.33 | 0.47 | Typing test accuracy, non-dominant hand | 110.6 (49.2) | 106.5 (42.6) | 0.82 | 0.85 | 110.6 (49.2) | 106.6 (42.2) | 0.83 | 0.85 | PDQ39 total score | 43.2 (20.4) | 31.8 (23.0) | 0.19 | 0.32 | 43.2 (20.4) | 30.2 (19.7) | 0.11 | 0.22 | Beck depression inventory total score | 14.8 (6.3) | 10.1 (6.2) | 0.07 | 0.16 | 14.8 (6.3) | 9.9 (7.3) | 0.08 | 0.17 | Apathy evaluation scale total score | 51.3 (6.6) | 55.2 (10.0) | 0.26 | 0.40 | 51.3 (6.6) | 53.7 (11.8) | 0.05 | 0.13 | NeuroQoL depression raw score | 13.8 (4.2) | 11.2 (2.9) | 0.08 | 0.17 | 13.8 (4.2) | 12.5 (6.0) | 0.50 | 0.64 | NeuroQoL anxiety raw score | 17.2 (5.0) | 15.4 (4.4) | 0.35 | 0.50 | 17.2 (5.0) | 15.6 (6.7) | 0.52 | 0.64 |
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a values are adjusted for multiple comparisons using the Simes method. . . |