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Table 3 Number and proportions of participants who improved or deteriorated according to limits of minimal clinically important difference (MCID)

From: Feasibility of performance-based and self-reported outcomes in self-managed falls prevention exercise interventions for independent older adults living in the community

 

n

Improved

n (%)

Deteriorated

n (%)

No change

n (%)

SPPB, MCID 1 point

48

27 (56)

11 (23)

10 (21)

Gait speed, MCID 0.1 m/s

48

7 (15)

14 (29)

27 (56)

30s CST, MCID 2 stands

47

21 (45)

2 (4)

24 (51)

LLFDI-FC, scaled score (0–100), MCID 2 points

53

18 (34)

14 (26)

21 (40)

  1. SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery; 30s CST, 30 s chair stand test; LLFDI-FC, Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument-function component