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Table 3 Participation, Adherence and Exercise Characteristics in the Resistance Training and Control Group

From: The Feasibility of performing resistance exercise with acutely ill hospitalized older adults

  

ROM (n = 20)

RESISTANCE (n = 19)

p-VALUE

Participation, total

 

96%

71%

0.004

   MMSE < 24

 

N/A

79%

0.214a

   MMSE ≥ 24

 

N/A

64%

 

Adherence, total

 

95%

63%

0.020b

   MMSE < 24

 

N/A

70%

0.650a

   MMSE ≥ 24

 

N/A

56%

 

Weight for single leg KE, kg, (SD)

    
 

Female

N/A

4.2 (1.1)

N/A

 

Male

N/A

5.8 (2.8)

N/A

 

Total

N/A

4.7 (1.8)c

N/A

Duration of session, min. (SD)

 

10.0 (0.0)

36.2 (4.8)

<0.001d

  1. ROM, range of motion; N/A, not applicable; KE, knee extension; min., minutes. a p value compares participation or adherence for subjects with cognitive impairment to those without cognitive impairment. b Fishers Exact Test. c valid n = 18. d Comparisons were made using the Mann-Whitney U Test.
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BMC Geriatrics

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