Table 1.
Details of clusters and personal and baseline assessment information for participants. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Intervention group | Control group |
|---|---|---|
| Care home type | ||
| Residential care | 53/114 (46) | 54/114 (47) |
| Nursing care | 61/114 (54) | 60/114 (53) |
| Mean (SD) cluster size | 5 (3.7) | 4.2 (3.0) |
| Personal details | ||
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 83.1 (9.9) | 83.6 (9.5) |
| Men | 203/568 (36) | 174/474 (37) |
| White | 517/568 (91) | 445/474 (94) |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Cardiovascular disease | 342/530 (65) | 278/446 (62) |
| Respiratory disease | 90/484 (19) | 76/415 (18) |
| Hepatic disease | 6/471 (1) | 8/406 (2) |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 96/485 (20) | 78/421 (19) |
| Renal disease | 38/461 (8) | 51/410 (12) |
| Urological disease | 92/475 (19) | 80/411 (19) |
| Neurological disease | 371/505 (73) | 296/424 (70) |
| Musculoskeletal disease | 214/474 (45) | 199/425 (47) |
| Dermatological problems | 86/459 (19) | 71/403 (18) |
| Fall history | 203/495 (41) | 200/427 (47) |
| Stroke data (confirmed by general practice) | ||
| Confirmed stroke | 329/568 (58) | 317/474 (67) |
| Confirmed transient ischaemic attack | 47/568 (8) | 28/474 (6) |
| Suspected stroke | 73/568 (13) | 66/474 (14) |
| Missing confirmation | 119/568 (21) | 63/474 (13) |
| Left sided stroke | 161/318 (51) | 154/283 (54) |
| Right sided stroke | 148/318 (46) | 108/283 (38) |
| Bilateral stroke | 9/318 (3) | 21/283 (7) |
| Assessment data | ||
| Mean (SD) Sheffield screening test* (0-20) | 10.9 (7.1) | 11.0 (6.9) |
| Language impairment (<15) | 245/424 (58) | 213/374 (57) |
| Barthel index (0-20): | ||
| Mean (SD) score | 6.5 (5.8) | 6.3 (5.7) |
| Very severe (0-4) | 268/562 (48) | 234/467 (50) |
| Severe (5-9) | 129/562 (23) | 104/467 (22) |
| Moderate (10-14) | 91/562 (16) | 76/467 (16) |
| Mild (15-19) | 64/562 (11) | 46/467 (10) |
| Independent (20) | 10/562 (2) | 7/467 (1) |
| Mini-mental state examination (0-30) | 13.6 (9.5) | 13.2 (9.0) |
| Cognitive impairment (0-20) | 279/398 (70) | 263/362 (73) |
| Borderline (21-23) | 40/398 (10) | 42/362 (12) |
| Mean (SD) Rivermead mobility index (0-15) | 3.1 (3.8) | 2.8 (3.7) |
| Mean (SD) geriatric depression scale-15 (0-15) | 6.8 (3.9) | 6.4 (3.5) |
| Mild (0-4) | 157/498 (32) | 131/415 (32) |
| Moderate (5-9) | 205/498 (41) | 200/425 (48) |
| Severe (10-15) | 136/498 (27) | 84/415 (20) |
| Mean (SD) EQ-5D-3L† | 0.20 (0.4) | 0.24 (0.4) |
*Sheffield screening test for acquired language disorders.
†EuroQol group 5-dimension self report questionnaire (three levels).