Table 3 Pre- and post-primary and secondary outcome measures analysis between the experimental and control groups. Mean (SD)
| Â | Difference b | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Intervention group(N = 16) Mean (SD) | Control Group (N = 15) Mean (SD) | Group a F(p) | Time a F(p) ƞ2 | Group × Time a F(p) | Time difference | Intervention group Mean (SD) | Control Group Mean | p | dintervention−control |
Firm surface score of BESS | Â | |||||||||
T1 | 14.56(± 3.40) | 13.53(± 2.89) | F = 35.60 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.55 | F = 64.25 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.68 | F = 60.68 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.67 | T1-T2 | 9.43(4.21) | 0.27(1.62) | 0.001 | 2.87 |
T2 | 5.12(± 2.60) | 13.26(± 2.91) | T1-T3 | 9.37(3.46) | 1.77(2.3) | 0.001 | 2.44 | |||
T3 | 5.18(± 1.90) | 13.53(± 3.24) | T2-T3 | -0.06(1.69) | -0.27(1.62) | 0.99 | 0.13 | |||
Foam surface score of BESS | Â | |||||||||
T1 | 15.00(± 4.36) | 16.00(± 3.70) | F = 43.70 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.60 | F = 55.12 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.65 | F = 47.30 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.62 | T1-T2 | 9.44(3.90) | 0.20(1.78) | 0.001 | 3.05 |
T2 | 5.56(± 1.75) | 15.80(± 3.29) | T1-T3 | 8.87(4.11) | 0.53(2.72) | 0.001 | 2.39 | |||
T3 | 6.12(± 2.30) | 15.46(± 3.97) | T2-T3 | -0.56(1.71) | 0.33(2.16) | 0.99 | 0.12 | |||
Total BESS score | Â | |||||||||
T1 | 29.56(± 7.14) | 29.53(± 5.19) | F = 56.64 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.66 | F = 91.68 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.76 | F = 82.35 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.74 | T1-T2 | 18.87(6.87) | 0.47(2.23) | 0.001 | 3.60 |
T2 | 10.68(± 3.13) | 29.06(± 5.27) | T1-T3 | 18.25(6.30) | 0.53(3.81) | 0.001 | 3.40 | |||
T3 | 11.31(± 3.09) | 29.00(± 5.89) | T2-T3 | -0.62(2.45) | 0.07(2.84) | 0.99 | 0.20 | |||
Walking forward heel-to-toe | Â | |||||||||
T1 | 3.87(± 1.96) | 3.00(± 2.00) | F = 15.37 p = 0.02 ƞ2=0.35 | F = 4.80 p = 0.01 ƞ2=0.14 | F = 4.54 p = 0.01 ƞ2=0.13 | T1-T2 | -1.87(1.96) | -0.13(0.91) | 0.003 | 1.14 |
T2 | 5.75(± 1.00) | 3.13(± 2.16) | T1-T3 | -1.37(2.28) | 0.27(1.58) | 0.39 | 0.56 | |||
T3 | 5.25(± 1.29) | 2.73(± 1.90) | T2-T3 | 0.50(1.75) | 0.40(1.99) | 0.57 | 0.05 | |||
Coordination | Â | |||||||||
T1 | 2.18(± 1.22) | 2.06(± 1.27) | F = 20.19 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.41 | F = 61.57 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.68 | F = 55.35 p = 0.001 ƞ2=0.65 | T1-T2 | -3.56(1.36) | -0.13(0.35) | 0.001 | 3.45 |
T2 | 5.75(± 1.91) | 2.20(± 1.42) | T1-T3 | -3.75(1.81) | -0.07(0.59) | 0.001 | 2.73 | |||
T3 | 5.93(± 2.37) | 2.13(± 1.40) | T2-T3 | -0.18(0.98) | 0.07(0.59) | 0.99 | 0.14 | |||