Table 2.
Changes experienced at the clinical follow-up by the patients participating in the study.
Variables
Expanded Disability Status Scale Mean - median (min; max)
% of patients affected by new acute exacerbations in a year
*
Start of study
End of study
prior to the study
during the study
Combined face-to-face group
1.3 – 1.5 (0; 2)
1.4 – 1.5 (0; 2)
40
20
Home-based exercise group
1.7 – 1.5 (1; 2.5)
1.7 – 1.5 (1; 2.5)
0
0
Control group
1.6 – 1.5 (1; 2.5)
1.63 – 1.75 (1; 2.5)
0
12.5
* Between-groups differences (χ = 11.1, p = 0.025)