| | |
Difference in relation to baseline
| | |
|---|
|
Baseline
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6 months
|
12 months
| | |
|---|
|
Pilates-type NME n = 110
|
Controls n = 109
|
M
|
Pilates-type NME n = 88
|
Controls n = 88
|
M
|
Pilates-type NME n = 79
|
Controls n = 78
|
M
|
p-value
|
p-value, adjusted
|
|---|
|
%
|
Mean (SD)
|
%
|
Mean (SD)
| |
%
|
Mean (SD)
|
%
|
Mean (SD)
| |
%
|
Mean (SD)
|
%
|
Mean (SD)
| | | |
|---|
|
VAS (0–100)
| |
36.3 (21.9)
| |
36.1 (24.0)
|
1
| |
−10.7 (24.0)
| |
−6.6 (26.1)
|
14
| |
−11.3 (21.8)
| |
−6.1 (28.1)
|
8
|
0.076
|
0.047
|
|
Pain interfering with work (0–100)
| |
61.5 (18.7)
| |
64.4 (19.3)
|
8
| |
11.0 (18.0)
| |
2.6 (19.3)
|
14
| |
7.2 (18.1)
| |
1.3 (25.5)
|
9
|
0.035
|
0.046
|
|
MCI (0–4)
| |
1.1 (1.0)
| |
1.1 (1.0)
|
–
| |
−0.5 (1.0)
| |
−0.3 (1.0)
|
–
| |
−0.5 (1.0)
| |
−0.2 (1.1)
|
–
|
0.036
|
0.042
|
|
Fitness components:
|
|
6MWT (metres)
| |
614 (50.8)
| |
620 (48.8)
|
1
| |
21.5 (35.4)
| |
8.9 (34.4)
|
2
| |
22.7 (32.5)
| |
13.7 (36.4)
|
6
|
0.075
|
0.273
|
|
Modif. push-ups
| |
9.1 (3.4)
| |
9.0 (2.8)
|
6
| |
1.7 (2.0)
| |
1.6 (1.9)
|
10
| |
2.4 (2.6)
| |
2.5 (2.2)
|
13
|
0.862
|
0.979
|
|
Sit-ups; % reaching 20 repetitions max.
|
62
| |
75
| |
1
|
74
| |
76
| |
1
|
77
| |
77
| |
2
|
0.016
|
0.033
|
|
One leg squats (0–12)
| |
9.4 (2.7)
| |
9.5 (2.4)
|
4
| |
0.4 (1.5)
| |
0.6 (1.4)
|
10
| |
0.3 (1.7)
| |
0.5 (1.3)
|
20
|
0.631
|
0.420
|
|
Work-related factors:
|
|
Work-induced lumbar exertion
| | | | |
3
| | | | |
16
| | | | |
10
|
0.086
|
0.138
|
|
little
|
27
| |
32
| | |
51
| |
44
| | |
48
| |
36
| | | | |
|
moderate to high
|
73
| |
68
| | |
49
| |
56
| | |
52
| |
64
| | | | |
|
Physical functioning in nursing tasks (0–80)
| |
6.1 (4.9)
| |
6.6 (5.2)
|
11
| |
−0.9 (4.4)
| |
0.3 (4.9)
|
26
| |
−0.3 (4.8)
| |
−0.6 (4.7)
|
27
|
0.007
|
0.061
|
|
Tiredness and recovery (4–18)
| |
10.4 (3.4)
| |
10.0 (3.2)
|
1
| |
− 0.7 (2.5)
| |
− 0.3 (2.3)
|
13
| |
−0.3 (3.2)
| |
0.4 (2.3)
|
7
|
0.061
|
0.180
|
- 6MWT 6 min. Walk test, M missing, MCI movement control impairment, NME neuromuscular exercise, VAS visual analogue scale
