Compliance to exercise during the 2-year follow up in the control group.
| Case | Sex, F/M, (age), yrs | DX | DX, Duration, mos | 0–24 Wks ROM Home Exercise, % of 120 | 24–36 Wks, Home Exercise, % of 60 | 24–36 Wks, Walks, Times/Wk, % of 60 | 36–104 Wks, Exercise/Walks/Wk, n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | F (71) | PM | 3 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0/7 |
| 12 | M (60) | PM | 1.5 | 100a | 0 | 100 | 0/7 |
| 13 | F (54) | DM | 3 | 100 | 6b | 100 | 0/7 |
| 14 | M (52) | PM | 3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0–2/7 |
| 15 | F (88) | PM | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0/0c |
| 16 | M (67) | DM | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 |
| 17 | F (53) | DM | 2.5 | 40–100d | 77 | 92 | 1/7 |
| 18 | M (62) | DM | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0/1e |
| 19 | F (70) | PM | 3 | 100f |
PM: polymyositis; DM: dermatomyositis; % of 120: % of maximal 120 sessions during the 24-week ROM period; ROM: range of motion.
↵a = additional daily physical activity with farm work.
↵b = sepsis infection and increasing shortness of breath and was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease, lung fibrosis after 24 weeks.
↵c = poor eyesight due to cataract and developing herpes zoster with severe pain during the second year of followup prevented exercise.
↵d = additional physical activity daily at work as a nurse.
↵e = playing golf once a week.
↵f = no information about exercise or physical activity from 24–104 weeks.