TABLE 12.
Impact on Life Satisfaction
| Direction and Significance of Impact | ||
|---|---|---|
| Study | Dir. | Sign. |
| RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED | ||
| BRI Protective Service | + | NS |
| BRH Home Aide | +,+ | *,NS |
| Worcester | + | NS |
| Georgia | + | NS |
| Health Maintenance Teama | +,+ | NS # |
| Home Health Care Teama | + | NS |
| San Diego | + | *# |
| Channeling Basic | +,+ | NS # |
| Channeling Financial | +,+ | *,NS # |
| NONRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED | ||
| Highland Heights | + | NS |
| Chronic Diseaseb | ? | NS |
| Section 222 Day Carec | + | NS # |
| Section 222 Homemakerc | + | *# |
| New York City Home Care | + | *# |
| Post-Hospital Supportd | − | NS |
Note: Unless noted otherwise, impacts were assessed at the end of the first year after entry to the study. Key to symbols: “a” to “d” superscripts refer to table notes located in Appendix B. “+” indicates a more favorable outcome for the treatment group as compared to the control group. “?” indicates the direction of the treatment-control-group difference in outcome was not reported. “−” indicates a less favorable outcome for the treatment group as compared to the control group. “NS” indicates the treatment-control-group difference in outcome was not statistically significant at the 5 percent level. “*” indicates the treatment-control-group difference in outcome was statistically significant at the 5 percent level. “#” indicates the statistical significance of the treatment-control-group difference in outcome was assessed using multivariate techniques to control or adjust for baseline characteristics.