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Table 2 Observed Means and Relative Increases in Outcome Variables at Different Times for each Group

From: Long-term maintenance of increased exercise involvement following a self-management intervention for housebound older adults with arthritis

Measurement time

Baseline

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention-1

Post-intervention-2

% increase (post2-post1/post1)

Outcome variables

Max

Exp.

Control

Exp.

Control

Exp.

Control

Exp.

Control

Exp.

Control

Group

           

Variety of exercises

100

47

49

47

38

63

41

60

43

-4.76

4.87

Occurrence of exercises (times/week)

21

7.35

7.12

6.48

4.79

10.02

5.64

7.04

6.17

-29.74

9.40

- stretching (times/week)

7

2.85

2.73

2.56

2.06

4.57

2.30

2.80

3.03

-38.73

31.74

- walking (times/week)

7

2.26

2.83

2.04

1.77

2.57

1.72

2.76

1.93

7.40

12.21

- strengthening (time/week)

7

2.25

1.56

1.87

.96

2.88

1.61

1.48

1.90

-48.61

18.01