Table 3.
Mean of intervention and control groups, and mean difference between groups for continuous outcomes
| Outcomesa | Groupsb | Difference between groupsc | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Intervention minus control | ||||||
|
Month 0 (n = 120) |
Month 3 (n = 111) |
Month 12 (n = 107) |
Month 0 (n = 121) |
Month 3 (n = 117) |
Month 12 (n = 109) |
Month 3 adjusted for Month 0 | Month 12 adjusted for Month 0 | |
| Reintegration to Normal Living Index | 22.1 (4.4) | 25.8 (6.0) | 23.1 (5.1) | 22.7 (3.5) | 25.1 (5.2) | 22.8 (5.5) | 0.92 (-0.4 to 2.2, P = 0.17) | 0.56 (-0.7 to 1.9, P = 0.40) |
| Life Space Assessment | 27.6 (12.9) | 35.5 (16.1) | 34.2 (16.2) | 30.0 (14.3) | 30.3 (13.9) | 30.9 (5.5) | 6.57 (3.6 to 9.5, P < 0.001) | 4.68 (1.4 to 7.9, P = 0.005) |
| Activity Measure for Post Acute Cared | 51.0 (8.4) | - | 53.2 (7.9) | 54.2 (7.8) | - | 52.2 (8.80) | - | 3.16 (1.5 to 4.8, P < 0.001) |
| NEADL | 9.4 (4.1) | 10.6 (4.6) | 10.1 (5.2) | 9.1 (4.3) | 9.8 (4.7) | 9.5 (4.8) | 0.44 (-0.4 to 1.3, P = 0.3) | 0.08 (-0.96 to 1.11, P = 0.88) |
| Gait speed (m/s) | 0.48 (0.18) | 0.50 (0.21) | 0.55 (0.24) | 0.50 (0.17) | 0.51 (0.21) | 0.50 (0.25) | 0 (-0.04 to 0.04, P = 0.93) | 0.05 (0.0004 to 0.1, P = 0.048) |
a Higher scores reflect better performance for all outcomes; b data presented as mean (SD); c Data presented as mean (95% confidence intervals); d not assessed at 3 months. P-values < 0.05 are in bold. NEADL: Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Index, mobility component.