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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2013 Apr 23;17(6):655–666. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.781121

Table 3.

Effect sizes of non-pharmacologic interventions

Study Outcome measurement Effect size
OT studies (Disability measures)
Gitlin 2001 ADL dependence −0.222
IADL dependence −0.437
Gitlin 2005 Days receiving caregiver help --
Gitlin 2008 Activity engagement 0.61
Gitlin 2003 IADL functional 0.048
Gitlin 2010 IADL dependence 0.43
Graff 2006 AMPS process 2.5
Nobili 2004 --
Exercise studies (Functional Impairment measures)
Hauer 2012 1RM 0.18
TGUG 0.07
Walking speed 0.15
Kwak 2008 Muscle strength 1.107
Netz 2007 TGUG 0.426
Schwenk 2010 Motor (gait speed) + cognitive performance 0.982
Steinberg 2009 YPAS --
Teri 2003 SF-36 0.591
SIP Mobility 0.047
Other studies (Disability measures)
Burgener 1998 Total intervention --
Callahan 2006 ADL 0.231
Martin Cook 2005 ILS 2.014
Nourhashemi 2010 ADCS-ADL 0.055
Olazaran 2004 FAQ --

Notes: ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; D-QOL, Dementia-Quality of Life; AMPS, Assessment of Motor and Process Skills; 1RM, 1RM, 1 rep max test; TGUG, Timed up and go test; YPAS, Yale Physical Activity Survey; SF-36, Short-form (36); SIP, Sickness Impact Profile; DEM-QOL, Dementia Quality of Life scale, ILS, Independent Living Scale; Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living; FAQ, Functional Activities Questionnaire.