Table 3.
Clinical Significance of Main Outcomes at 4 Months
| Control Group, No. (%)a (n = 107) |
Intervention Group, No. (%)a (n = 102) |
Difference in Net Improvement (95% CI) |
P Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved | Worsened | Net Improvement |
Improved | Worsened | Net Improvement |
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| Overall functional dependenceb | 41 (39.8) | 11 (10.7) | 30 (29.3) | 51 (51.5) | 3 (3.0) | 48 (48.5) | 19.2 (2.7 to 36.0) | .02 |
| IADL dependenceb | 52 (50.5) | 7 (6.8) | 45 (43.7) | 64 (64.6) | 3 (3.0) | 61 (61.6) | 17.9 (1.9 to 34.0) | .03 |
| Activity engagement | 40 (37.4) | 42 (39.3) | −2 (−1.9) | 44 (43.1) | 31 (30.4) | 13 (12.7) | 14.6 (−8.8 to 38.0) | .22 |
| Perceived change in well-being | 42 (39.3) | 21 (19.6) | 21 (19.6) | 58 (56.9) | 11 (10.8) | 47 (46.1) | 26.5 (7.2 to 45.8) | .007 |
| Confidence using activitiesc | 29 (27.4) | 24 (22.6) | 5 (4.7) | 41 (41.0) | 10 (10.0) | 31 (31.0) | 26.3 (7.9 to 44.7) | .005 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living.
a
Not shown are the numbers (%) of those who stayed the same.
b
This measure was assessed for 99 of 102 patients in the intervention group and 103 of 107 patients in the control group because 7 patients were placed in nursing homes and the caregivers were unable to assess functional dependence.
c
This measure was assessed for 106 caregivers in the control group.