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What is the likely reason for the lack of significant differences recorded between postintervention and follow-up for LL-FMA, MAS, and BBS?
What is the likely reason for the lack of significant differences recorded between postintervention and follow-up for LL-FMA, MAS, and BBS?
- Unsuitable intervention FITT for the participants
- Poor adherence of participants to the intervention program
- Participants reaching their physical peak due to factors such as age (correct)
- Inadequate power calculations for the intervention FITT
How did the lack of further improvements in functional ability affect the Barthel INDEX?
How did the lack of further improvements in functional ability affect the Barthel INDEX?
- It led to a decrease in the Barthel INDEX scores
- It led to an increase in the Barthel INDEX scores
- It caused a plateau in the Barthel INDEX scores (correct)
- It had no effect on the Barthel INDEX scores
What was the aim of the trial (PICO) mentioned in the text?
What was the aim of the trial (PICO) mentioned in the text?
- To assess the impact of augmented exercise on hospital length of stay
- To recruit medical inpatients aged 65 and over for a walking program (correct)
- To compare different exercise programs for geriatric patients
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a breathing and stretching program
What intervention was compared to APEP as part of the trial (PICO)?
What intervention was compared to APEP as part of the trial (PICO)?
What was the primary outcome measure in the FAME programme trial?
What was the primary outcome measure in the FAME programme trial?
What element of conducting the trial with family members was considered a potential confounder at baseline?
What element of conducting the trial with family members was considered a potential confounder at baseline?
What is a finding that indicates within-group differences rather than between-group differences?
What is a finding that indicates within-group differences rather than between-group differences?
If the researchers did not reach the calculated number of participants, how did they reasonably impute the data?
If the researchers did not reach the calculated number of participants, how did they reasonably impute the data?
Which type of quantitative data involves categories that are ranked or ordered from least to most?
Which type of quantitative data involves categories that are ranked or ordered from least to most?
What types of data are referred to as category data in healthcare research?
What types of data are referred to as category data in healthcare research?
Which type of quantitative data involves only classification or category and has no rank to them?
Which type of quantitative data involves only classification or category and has no rank to them?
What does scale data in healthcare research refer to?
What does scale data in healthcare research refer to?
