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Table 4 Physical, mental and relationship health outcomes for patients and spouses completing Exercising Together© during radiation therapy

From: A pilot feasibility study of Exercising Together© during radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a dyadic approach for patients and spouses

Characteristic

Patient (n = 8)

Spouse (n = 8)

Baseline (T1)

Post-Intervention (T2)

Follow-Up (T3)

Change (T1–T2)

Change (T2–T3)

p-value*

Cohen’s d*

Baseline (T1)

Post-intervention (T2)

Follow- UP (T3)

Change (T1–T2)

Change (T2–T3)

p-value*

Cohen’s d*

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (95%CI)

Mean (95%CI)

Physical health

5-time sit-to-stand (s)

13.9 (4.6)

11.2 (2.6)

–

− 2.8 (− 5.7, 0.2)

–

0.06/–

− 0.60/–

15.7 (5.5)

10.9 (2.3)

–

− 4.9 (− 8.0, − 1.63)

–

0.009/–

− 0.87/–

Gait speed (m/s)

0.9 (0.2)

1.1 (0.1)

–

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

–

0.003/–

0.94/–

1.0 (0.1)

1.1 (0.3)

–

0.1 (− 0.1, 0.2)

–

0.20/–

0.64/–

sPPB

10.5 (1.5)

11.4 (0.7)

–

0.9 (− 0.2, 1.9)

–

0.09/–

0.58/–

10.0 (1.8)

11.3 (1.4)

–

1.3 (0.3, 2.2)

–

0.02/–

0.71/–

Time to walk 400 m (min)

5.1 (1.4)

4.5(1.3)

–

− 0.6 (− 0.9, − 0.3)

–

0.002/–

− 0.42/–

5.2 (1.8)

5.1 (2.1)

–

− 0.1 (− 0.5, 0.3)

–

0.61/–

− 0.05/–

Mental health

Depressive symptoms

12.8 (12.7)

12.3 (11.7)

9.0 (11.0)

− 0.5 (− 5.9, 4.9)

− 3.25 (− 7.7, 1.2)

0.83/0.13

− 0.04/− 0.26

14.5 (11.6)

9.4 (9.7)

7.5 (7.3)

− 5.1 (− 11.8, 1.6)

− 2.0 (− 5.8, 1.8)

0.11/0.25

− 0.44/− 0.17

Anxiety

4.4 (5.3)

2.1 (4.1)

3.6 (7.2)

− 2.3 (− 3.8, − 0.7)

1.5 (− 1.1, 4.1)

0.01/0.22

− 0.43/0.28

3.0 (2.8)

1.5 (1.7)

0.8 (0.9)

− 1.5 (− 3.3, 0.3)

− 0.8 (− 2.4, 0.9)

0.09/0.32

− 0.53/− 0.27

Relationship health

Active engagement

21.8 (2.5)

24.3 (0.9)

21.9 (3.2)

2.5 (0.7, 4.3)

− 2.4 (− 5.2, 0.5)

0.01/0.09

0.98/− 0.93

18.8 (4.6)

19.0 (4.8)

17.4 (2.9)

0.25 (− 2.2, 2.7)

− 1.6 (− 5.4, 2.1)

0.82/0.34

0.05/− 0.36

Protective buffering

12.1 (2.5)

10.5 (3.1)

9.9 (2.3)

− 1.6 (− 5.1, 1.9)

− 0.6 (− 2.3, 1.0)

0.31/0.41

− 0.64/− 0.25

14.1 (4.1)

14.0 (4.8)

11.1 (3.1)

− 0.1 (− 2.9, 2.6)

− 2.9 (− 7.9, 2.1)

0.92/0.22

− 0.03/− 0.70

Strain

2.9 (2.0)

3.1 (1.9)

2.7 (2.1)

0.3 (− 0.9, 1.4)

− 0.5 (− 1.9, 0.9)

0.63/0.43

0.12/− 0.25

2.9 (2.2)

3.3 (2.9)

2.4 (0.9)

0.4 (− 2.3, 2.0)

− 0.9 (− 3.0, 1.2)

0.75/0.36

0.17/− 0.39

Affectionate behavior

11.3 (3.4)

11.9 (1.8)

11.0 (2.6)

0.63 (− 2.0, 3.3)

− 0.9 (− 2.3, 0.6)

0.59/0.19

0.19/− 0.26

13.6 (3.3)

12.1a (3.0)

12.7a (4.2)

− 1.6 (− 3.9, 0.6)

0.6 (− 2.1, 3.3)

0.13/0.62

− 0.50/0.18

Sexual behavior

2.6 (0.9)

2.4 (1.1)

2.8 (1.2)

− 0.3(− 1.0, 0.5)

0.4 (− 0.2, 1.0)

0.45/0.20

− 0.27/0.41

2.5 (1.2)

2.7b (1.2)

3.2b (2.4)

0.2 (− 0.3, 0.6)

0.5 (− 0.8, 1.8)

0.36/0.36

0.14/0.41

Physical activity

Total (min/week)

175.6 (140.0)

280.6 (206.2)

253.8 (262.8)

105.0 (− 29.6, 239.6)

− 26.9 (− 223.0, 169.2)

0.11/0.76

0.75/− 0.19

158.4 (132.6)

338.0 (205.4)

198.1 (192.8)

179.6 (55.4, 303.7)

− 139.9 (− 266.5, − 13.3)

0.01/0.03

1.35/− 1.06

Moderate-to-vigorous (min/week)

51.9 (96.3)

78.8 (156.2)

86.3 (100.7)

26.9 (− 31.8, 85.5)

7.5 (− 78.1, 93.1)

0.31/0.84

0.28/0.08

87.2 (77.1)

103.8 (105.4)

90.6 (101.2)

16.6 (− 59.1, 92.2)

− 13.1 (− 85.9, 59.7)

0.62/0.68

0.21/− 0.17

  1. Abbreviations: T time point, SD standard deviation, sPPB short physical performance battery, – data not collected
  2. *p-values and Cohen’s d effect size depicted for (T1–T2) and (T2–T3) using SD from baseline
  3. aMissing data n = 1, declined to answer
  4. bMissing data n = 2, declined to answer
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