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Table 5 Termination criteria for the PILE-Test

From: Multicomponent exercises to prevent and reduce back pain in elderly care nurses: a randomized controlled trial

Termination criteria

%

Pre

Post 1

Post 2

Follow-up

IG

CG

IG

CG

IG

CG

IG

CG

85% of HR max

18.2

25.0

23.8

13.3

28.6

16.7

9.1

25.0

50% body weight

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20-s interval

0

5.0

9.5

0

0

25.0

36.4

12.5

Muscular fatigue

18.2

5.0

42.9*

0

35.7

25.0

36.4

12.5

Thoracic spine hyperkyphosis

54.5

65.0

19.1*

86.7

28.6

25.0

18.2

50.0

Pain

9.1

0

4.8

0

7.1

8.3

0

0

  1. IG intervention group, CG control group
  2. *p < 0.05