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Table 3 Adherence to the intervention and the individual components of the intervention, and adverse events

From: Supervised and home-based physical exercise in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma—a randomized controlled feasibility study

 

IG

n = 12*

Comments

Adherence to supervised exercise session

 Patients who completed (n (%))

11 (92%)

One participant canceled one session because of the condition.

 Sessions completed (n (%))a

95 (99%)

Adjustments of the exercise program

 Progression of exercise program (n (%))

4 (33%)

 

 Regression of exercise program (n (%))

1 (8%)

 

 No progression or regression (n (%))

0 (0%)

 

 Both progression and regression (n (%))

7 (58%)

 

Adherence to home-based exercise sessions (n (%))b

203 (89%)

 

Adherence to physical activityc

405 (94%)

 

Diary registration (n (%))

 All weeks

10 (83%)

 

 Some weeks

2 (17%)

 

 No weeks

0 (−)

 

 Adverse events (n)

2

Dizziness (n = 1), symptoms of pain (n = 1). All non-serious adverse events.

Consequences of the adverse events

 None

0

 

 Discontinuation of the supervised exercise session (n)

2

 
  1. *Data is based on participants who completed the intervention for the whole intervention period (n = 12)
  2. aOut of 96 possible sessions (eight sessions for each participant)
  3. bOut of 228 recommended sessions based on a period of 9 weeks
  4. cOut of 432 recommended sessions based on a period of 9 weeks