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. 2007 Jan 23;78(6):576–580. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.102509

Table 1 Comparison of goal numbers, goal categories and goal relevance between the “usual practice” and “increased participation” groups.

Phase A (“usual practice”) Phase B (“increased participation”) p Value
Perception of participation† 3.3 (0.64) [1–4] 2.0 (1.0) [1–4] 0.001
Global goal relevance (VAS)† 7.8 (1.7) [3–10] 9.1 (1.1) [8–10] 0.001
Mean individual goal relevance using “Likert scale” (mean (range))
 Proportion of high goal relevance 65 (23–100) 80 (20–100) 0.001
 Proportion of moderate goal relevance 23 (0–67) 15 (0–60) 0.001
 Proportion of some goal relevance 7 (0–27) 4 (0–40) 0.001
 Proportion of little goal relevance 4 (0–25) 1 (0–25) 0.001
 Proportion of no goal relevance 1 (0–22) 0 (0–5) 0.001
Distribution of goal components (%)
 Health maintenance 42 39 0.03*
 Cognitive 8 7 0.87*
 PADL 35 30 0.06*
 Participation 13 23 0.001*
 Communication 2 1 0.33*
Goal outcomes
 No of goals per patient† 17.9 (11.2) [0–50] 15 (9.3) [0–45] 0.04
 Proportion of goals achieved (mean %, range) 81 (11–100) 83 (40–100) 0.38
 Proportion of goals not achieved (mean %, range) 14 (0–89) 12 (0–63) 0.26

PADL, personal activities of daily living; VAS, visual analogue scale.

*Mann Whitney U.

†Values are mean (SD) [range].