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Table 4 Quartier Agil intervention effects

From: Feasibility of smartphone-supported, combined physical and cognitive activities in the Neighbourhood for stimulating social participation of the elderly

  

Baseline

Follow-up

Wilcoxon-Wilcox test (W)

Effect size

 

n

Median (Range)

Median (Range)

z

p

r

Berg Balance Scale (score)

33

54 (41–56)

55 (44–56)

−2.33

.020

.41

 

n

Mean (Standard Deviation)

95% CI

Mean (Standard Deviation)

95% CI

z

p

r

Six-minute walk test (m)

33

493 (74.3)

467–519

500 (82.9)

470–529

−1.05

.295

.18

Isometric strength: knee extension (kg)

33

21.6 (7.32)

19.0–24.2

22.2 (9.00)

19.0–25.4

- 0.38

.705

.07

Light physical activity (% of wear time)

32

18.8 (5.44)

16.8–20.8

18.7 (5.16)

16.9–20.6

−0.11

.909

.02

Moderate to vigorous physical activity (% of wear time)

32

3.94 (3.34)

2.74–5.14

3.80 (2.95)

2.74–4.87

−0.07

.943

.01

MoCA (score)

33

25.7 (2.20)

24.9–26.5

25.7 (2.47)

24.8–26.6

−0.14

.890

.02

NAI subtest: figure test (n remembered items)

33

5.27 (1.01)

4.92–5.63

5.64 (0.78)

5.36–5.91

−2.03

.042

.35

NAI subtest: wordlist (sum n copied and recognised items)

33

5.73 (2.11)

4.98–6.48

6.12 (1.73)

5.51–6.73

−1.09

.274

.19

NAI subtest: numbers connection test (RT in s)

33

25.3 (12.1)

21.1–29.7

22.5 (5.94)

20.4–24.6

−0.47

.638

.08

NAI subtest: numbers symbol test (score)

33

47.9 (9.66)

44.4–51.3

48.42 (9.47)

45.1–51.8

−0.52

.603

.09

NAI subtest: Stroop (interference score, RT in s)

33

23.5 (11.9)

19.3–27.7

20.2 (9.17)

17.0–23.5

−2.18

.030

.38

NAI-Subtest: latent learning (n remembered items)

33

6.09(1.40)

5.59–6.59

6.24 (1.09)

5.86–6.63

−0.47

.641

.08

RWT subtest: formal lexical verbal fluency

33

62.4 (21.4)

54.8–70.0

70.4 (23.5)

62.0–78.7

−1.64

.100

.29

RWT subtest: formal lexical verbal fluency change

33

63.1 (24.6)

54.4–71.8

75.9 (21.0)

68.4–83.3

−3.25

.001

.57

RWT subtest: semantic verbal fluency

33

75.8 (24.1)

67.3–84.3

83.5 (20.0)

76.4–90.6

−2.75

.006

.48

RWT subtest: semantic verbal fluency change

33

72.2 (24.0)

63.8–80.7

74.0 (24.0)

65.0–82.0

−0.74

.462

.13

SF-12

31

       

 PCS

 

48.1 (7.63)

45.3–50.9

46.3 (10.8)

42.4–50.3

−1.05

.296

.19

 MCS

 

24.3 (9.24)

20.9–27.6

24.9 (7.83)

22.0–27.8

−0.04

.970

.01

WHOQOL-OLD

32

       

 AUT

 

78.9 (13.7)

74.0–83.9

78.9 (13.3)

74.1–83.7

−0.09

.929

.02

 PPF

 

74.4 (16.8)

68.4–80.5

74.1 (17.0)

67.8–80.2

−0.22

.830

.04

 SOP

 

76.2 (16.0)

70.4–81.9

77.3 (19.4)

70.3–84.4

−0.75

.456

.13

 

n

Absolute number

Absolute number

z

p

r

Activity diary

29

     

Contact persons/week

   

0

1.0

0

 0 persons

 

0

0

   

 1–3 persons

 

6

4

   

 4–7 persons

 

16

20

   

 8+ persons

 

7

5

   

Left home/week

   

−1.41

.157

.26

 0 times

 

1

0

   

 1–3 times

 

25

25

   

 4–7 times

 

3

4

   

 8+ times

 

0

0

   

Meaningful contacts/ week

   

−0.71

.48

.13

 0 contacts

 

0

0

   

 1–3 contacts

 

17

17

   

 4–7 contacts

 

12

10

   

 8+ contacts

 

0

2

   

Satisfaction with contacts

   

0

1.0

0

 very high

 

9

9

   

 high

 

15

14

   

 moderate

 

4

6

   

 low

 

1

0

   

 not satisfied

 

0

0

   
  1. Abbreviations: MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, NAI Nuremberg Gerontopsychological Inventory, RT reaction time, n quantity, RWT Regensburg Word Fluency Test, PCS physical component summary score, MCS mental component summary score, AUT Autonomy, PPF past, present and future activities, SOP social participation