The effect of perturbation-based balance training on balance control and fear of falling in older adults: a single-blind randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Outcome measures at baseline and post-intervention

	Control			PBT
	T0	T1	change	T0	T1	change	p
Mini-BESTest (0–28)	23 (4)	24 (4)	1 (3)	23 (4)	25 (5)	1 (3)	0.87
Anticipatory balance control (0–6)	5 (1)	5 (2)	0 (1)	4 (1)	5 (2)	0 (1)	0.45
Reactive balance control (0–6)	4 (2)	5 (2)	1 (2)	5 (2)	5 (2)	0 (2)	0.28
Sensory orientation (0–6)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0 (0)	6 (1)	6 (0)	0 (0)	0.91
Dynamic gait (0–10)	8 (1)	9 (2)	1 (1)	8 (1)	9 (2)	0 (1)	0.55
Increased fall risk, n(%)	23 (50.0)	12 (26.1)	11 (23.9)	21 (56.8)	15 (40.5)	6 (16.3)	0.23
FES-I (16–64)	20 (8)	20 (7)	0 (3)	20 (7)	19 (7)	0 (3)	0.85

Outcome measures (range of possible scores) for the control- and PBT-group at T0 (baseline) and T1 (post-intervention). Change = difference between pre- and post- outcome values. Mini-BESTest = Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test. FES-I = Falls Efficacy Score International. Increased fall risk = the percentage of participants at increased risk for falling based on their Mini-BESTest score. Data is presented as median (IQR) or n (percentage)

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