Comparison of the Primary Outcomes According to the Within-group and Between-group (Mean ± SD)
Measure | Within-group | Between-group | ||||||||
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Experimental Group (n = 16) | Control Group (n = 16) | |||||||||
Pretest | Posttest | MD | p (d) | Pretest | Posttest | MD | p (d) | t | p(d) | |
MIP | 69.98 ± 23.87 | 77.32 ± 20.62 7.34 | ± 10.53 | .014 |
69.10 ± 19.10 | 71.07 ± 18.05 | 1.97 ± 5.99 | .207 | 1.77 | .087 |
MEP | 77.21 ± 23.80 | 83.57 ± 30.74 | 6.37 ± 10.85 | .033 |
82.91 ± 22.35 | 83.91 ± 23.72 | 1.00 ± 3.64 | .289 | 1.86 | .073 |
FVC | 2.72 ± .85 | 3.16 ± .56 | .44 ± .58 | .008 |
3.11 ± .99 | 3.20 ± .9 | .09 ± .29 | .224 | 2.20 | .036 |
FEV1 | 1.74 ± .59 | 2.42 ± .63 | .68 ± .59 | .000 |
2.37 ± 1.02 | 2.49 ± .91 | .12 ± .37 | .214 | 3.20 | .003 |
FEV1/ FVC | 65.99 ± 17.13 | 76.59 ± 12.67 | 10.59 ± 21.31 | .065 | 76.34 ± 24.02 | 77.76 ± 18.57 | 1.42 ± 11.71 | .635 | -1.51 | .144 |
VAS | 5.69 ± 1.58 | 1.81 ± 1.33 | -3.87 ± 0.62 | .000 |
5.63 ± 1.78 | 2.44 ± 1.59 | -3.19 ± 0.75 | .000 |
-2.83 | .008 |
NDI | 12.75 ± 7.44 | 5.06 ± 6.48 | -7.68 ± 1.99 | .000 |
11.63 ± 5.71 | 2.94 ± 3.80 | -8.69 ± 3.36 | .000 |
1.02 | .316 |
*p < .05, d: effect size d
MIP: Maximum inspiratory pressure, MEP: Maximum expiratory pressure, FVC: Forced Vital Capacity, FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume at one second,
VAS: Visual Angle Scale, NDI: Neck Disability Index, MD: Mean Differences