Table 1.
Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIÉ) Guiding Principles.
Fig 1.
Flow Diagram of Study Participants.
A total of 22 participant (PT)/caregiver (CG) dyads were assessed for eligibility, of whom 10 were excluded and 12 were enrolled and allocated to Group 1 (n = 7) or Group 2 (n = 5). Group 1 participated in the Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIÉ) program while Group 2 participated in Usual Care activities from weeks 1 to 18. The groups then crossed over, and Group 1 returned to Usual Care activities while Group 2 participated in PLIÉ from weeks 19 to 36. Assessments were performed at baseline, 18 weeks and 36 weeks. One participant withdrew from Group 1 prior to the 18-week assessment and one participant withdrew from Group 2 prior to the 36-week assessment. In addition, one CG in Group 2 did not complete the 18- or 36-week assessments.
Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics.
Table 3.
Between-Group Effect Sizes in Participant Measures*, Baseline to 18 Weeks.
Table 4.
Between-Group Change in Caregiver Measures*, Baseline to 18 Weeks.
Table 5.
Within-Group Changes*and Effect Sizes in Participant and Caregiver Measures, Group 1.
Table 6.
Within-Group Changes* and Effect Sizes in Participant and Caregiver Measures, Group 2.