From: Feasibility of a blended therapy approach in the treatment of patients with inflammatory myopathies
 | ceiling effect number (%) | pre-intervention mean (SD) | post-intervention mean (SD) | mean difference (pre-post) | 95%CI | p-value | effect size |
Isometric peak force | |||||||
 Shoulder abduction (Newton)a | na | 131 (51) | 128 (49) | -2 | −16 / 12 | 0.759 | 0.04 |
 Elbow flexion (Newton)b | na | 154 (65) | 158 (54) | 4 | −17 / 24 | 0.709 | 0.05 |
 Wrist extension (Newton)a | na | 83 (32) | 90 (35) | 7 | −3 / 16 | 0.169 | 0.20 |
 Knee extension (Newton)a | na | 254 (153) | 258 (149) | 4 | −29 / 36 | 0.806 | 0.02 |
 Ankle extension (Newton)a | na | 141 (50) | 155 (55) | 15 | 0 / 29 | 0.046 | 0.29 |
 Neck flexion (Newton)a | na | 81 (37) | 91 (30) | 10 | −3 / 23 | 0.107 | 0.28 |
 Hip abduction (Newton)b | na | 172 (63) | 161 (46) | −11 | −33 / 11 | 0.293 | 0.17 |
 Hip extension (Newton)b | na | 176 (62) | 168 (36) | −8 | −31 / 16 | 0.483 | 0.12 |
Chair stand | |||||||
 Repetitions | na | 11.2 (2.8) | 12.6 (3.6) | 1.5 | 0.0–2.9 | 0.046 | 0.52 |
Arm curl | |||||||
 Repetitions | na | 18.1 (4.2) | 20.3 (7.1) | 2.3 | −0.7 – 5.2 | 0.120 | 0.54 |
ETGUG | na | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Overall time (seconds) | na | 17.1 (2.4) | 16.6 (2.4) | −0.6 | −1.0 – 2.1 | 0.462 | 0.23 |
 Speed (meter/second) | na | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.3) | −0.04 | −0.22 – 0.14 | 0.670 | 0.14 |
 | ceiling effect number (%) | pre-intervention median (Q1/Q3) | post-intervention median (Q1/Q3) | median difference (pre-post) | 95%CI | p-value | effect size |
Manual Muscle Testing | |||||||
 Shoulder abduction (points) | 11 (85) | 10 (10/10) | 10 (9.5/10) | 0 | na | 0.317 | na |
 Elbow flexion (points) | 10 (77) | 10 (9.5/10) | 10 (10/10) | 0 | na | 0.157 | na |
 Wrist extension (points) | 11 (85) | 10 (10/10) | 10 (10/10) | 0 | na | 0.564 | na |
 Knee extension (points) | 10 (77) | 10 (9/10) | 10 (10/10) | 0 | na | 0.180 | na |
 Ankle extension (Points) | 13 (100) | 10 (10/10) | 10 (10/10) | 0 | na | 0.317 | na |
 Neck flexion (points) | 7 (54) | 10 (7.5/10) | 10 (10/10) | 0 | na | 0.057 | na |
 Hip abduction (points)a | 7 (58) | 10 (8/10) | 10 (9.25/10) | 0 | na | 0.214 | na |
 Hip extension (points)a | 6 (50) | 9.5 (9/10) | 10 (10/10) | 0 | na | 0.408 | na |
Total score (points)a | 4 (33) | 77 (73/80) | 79 (76/80) | 0 | na | 0.514 | na |
Functional Index 2 | |||||||
 Shoulder abduction (repetitions)b | 7 (64) | 60 (24/60) | 60 (56/60) | 0 | na | 0.144 | na |
 Shoulder flexion (repetitions) b | 7 (64) | 60 (29/60) | 60 (41/60) | 0 | na | 0.715 | na |
 Neck flexion (repetitions)a | 2 (17) | 15 (7/40) | 24 (10/58) | 5 | na | 0.021 | na |
 Hip flexion (repetitions)a | 2 (17) | 39 (12/45) | 33 (18/60) | 2 | na | 0.333 | na |
 Step up (repetitions)a | 6 (50) | 58 (33/60) | 60 (27/60) | 0 | na | 0.416 | na |
 Heel lift (repetitions)a | 5 (42) | 57 (37/120) | 90 (39/120) | 0 | na | 0.173 | na |
 Toe lift (repetitions)a | 3 (25) | 37 (20/104) | 64 (25/120) | 3 | na | 0.109 | na |
SF36 | |||||||
 Physical functioning (points) | 1 (8) | 65 (45/83) | 80 (55/90) | 5 | na | 0.219 | 0.24 |
 Role-physical (points) | 4 (31) | 50 (0/100) | 100 (0/100) | 0 | na | 0.034 | na |
 Bodily pain (points) | 3 (23) | 62 (47/87) | 72 (37/100) | 0 | na | 0.553 | na |
 General health (points) | 0 | 47 (39/54) | 52 (44/55) | 0 | na | 0.694 | 0.08 |
 Vitality (points) | 0 | 50 (38/70) | 65 (38/78) | 10 | na | 0.031 | 0.42 |
 Social functioning (points) | 4 (31) | 75 (63/100) | 100 (75/100) | 0 | na | 0.107 | na |
 Role-emotional (points) | 9 (69) | 100 (50/100) | 100 (100/100) | 0 | na | 0.102 | na |
 Mental health (points) | 1 (8) | 76 (58/88) | 80 (70/86) | 0 | na | 0.959 | 0.01 |
 Physical Component Summary | 0 | 40 (33/47) | 42 (28/51) | 2 | na | 0.152 | 0.28 |
  Mental Component Summary | 0 | 53 (41/59) | 55 (54/61) | 1 | na | 0.152 | 0.28 |
MAP subscales | |||||||
 Movement (points) | 3 (23) | 2 (1.5/3.0) | 1 (1.0/3.5) | 0 | na | 1 | na |
 Moving around (points) | 3 (23) | 3 (1.5/3.0) | 1 (1.0/3.0) | 0 | na | 0.043 | na |
 Personal care and hygiene (points) | 8 (62) | 1 (1.0/2.0) | 1 (1.0/2.0) | 0 | na | 0.739 | na |
 Domestic (points) (points) | 5 (38) | 2 (1.0/4.0) | 1 (1.0/3.5) | 0 | na | 0160 | na |
MAP single items | |||||||
 Social (points) | 6 (46) | 2 (1.0/3.0) | 1 (1.0/2.5) | 0 | na | 0.792 | na |
 Avoid overexertion (points) | 1 (8) | 4 (2.0/4.0) | 3 (1.5/4.5) | 0 | na | 1 | 0 |
 Work/school (points) | 3 (23) | 3 (1.5/4.0) | 3 (1.0/4.0) | 0 | na | 0.564 | na |
 Recreational (points) | 2 (15) | 3 (2.0/4.0) | 3 (2.5/4.0) | 0 | na | 0.773 | na |
HAQ (points) | 4 (31) | 0.5 (0.0/1.0) | 0.25 (0.0/0.9) | 0 | na | 0.558 | na |