Table 2.

Main functional outcome data. Values are medians (interquartile ranges) unless stated otherwise

Outcome	Descriptive statistics			Unadjusted analysis
	Intervention (n=67)	Control (n=71)		Difference (95% CI)	P value
8 weeks
No of deaths	2	1		—	—
No unable to complete all assessments	1	1		—	—
Nottingham extended activities of daily living score:
Mobility	7 (4-12)	6 (2-10)		1 (−0.3 to 3.1)	0.11
Domestic	15 (9-23)	11 (4-20)		4 (0.0 to 5.7)	0.05
Leisure	7 (3-9)	6 (3-9)		1 (−0.8 to 1.8)	0.44
Total*	27 (19-43)	23 (11-35)		4 (−0.5 to 10.0)	0.08
Barthel activities of daily living index	18 (16-20)	17 (14-19)		1 (0.0 to 2.3)	0.06
Change in Barthel index score since randomisation	1 (0-2)	0 (−3-1)		1 (0.7 to 2.7)	0.001
Global outcome:
No (%) with improved activities of daily living	38 (57)	25 (35)		—	0.03
No (%) with no change	13 (19)	16 (24)		—	—
No (%) with worse activities of daily living or who had died	16 (24)	30 (42)		—	—
Odds of a poor global outcome*	—	—		0.43 (0.21 to 0.89)	0.02
6 months
No of deaths	6	5		—	—
No unable to complete all assessments	1	3		—	—
Nottingham extended activities of daily living score:
Mobility	8 (4-12)	6 (3-11)		2 (−1.0 to 2.5)	0.38
Domestic	14 (6-21)	12 (5-19)		2 (−1.7 to 4.5)	0.36
Leisure	6 (3-10)	6 (3-9)		0 (−1.6 to 1.3)	0.82
Total*	28 (15-38)	21 (14-38)		7 (−3.6 to 7.8)	0.48
Barthel activities of daily living index	17 (15-19)	17 (13-18)		0 (−0.6 to 2.4)	0.25
Change in Barthel index since randomisation	0 (−2-2)	−1 (−3-0)		−1 (0.1 to 2.9)	0.04
Global outcome:
No (%) with improved activities of daily living	27 (42)	15 (22)		—	0.04
No (%) with no change	6 (9)	11 (16)		—	—
No (%) with worse activities of daily living or who had died	32 (49)	42 (62)		—	—
Odds of a poor global outcome*	—	—		0.60 (0.30 to 1.20)	0.15

^*Primary outcomes.