Table 1.
Care recipients’ background characteristics and outcome measure scores at baseline
| Experimental Group (N = 44) mean ± SD or N (%) |
Comparison Group (N = 46) mean ± SD or N (%) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipients’ background characteristics (range) | |||
| Age (Yrs) | 74.5 ± 10.4 | 75.4 ± 10.7 | .688 |
| Sex (Female) | 25 (56.8) | 24 (52.2) | .678 |
| Ethnic origin (Canadian) | 27 (61.4) | 31 (67.4) | .661 |
| Language of use (English) | 36 (81.8) | 39 (84.8) | .782 |
| Years of education | 13.3 ± 3.6 | 12.8 ± 4.2 | .518 |
| Marital status | .761 | ||
| Married/common-law | 30 (68.2) | 36 (78.2) | |
| Unmarried/separated/divorced/widowed | 14 (31.8) | 10 (21.7) | |
| Primary diagnoses | .963 | ||
| Osteoarthritis | 15 (34.1) | 17 (37.0) | |
| Cardiorespiratory | 3 (6.8) | 3 (6.5) | |
| Neurological | 18 (40.9) | 16 (34.8) | |
| Other | 8 (18.2) | 10 (21.7) | |
| Duration of functional problems (Yrs) | 6.3 ± 8.2 | 4.3 ± 7.3 | .100 |
| Paid caregiving services (Yes) | 19 (42.2) | 11 (23.9) | .048 |
| Months receiving paid care | 30.6 ± 50.0 | 12.3 ± 27.3 | .128 |
| Hours/week paid care received | 2.1 ± 2.4 | 3.0 ± 4.8 | .794 |
| MoCA (0-30) | 23.0 ± 4.7 | 23.1 ± 4.7 | .979 |
| Primary outcome | |||
| SMAF ADL & mobility sub-scales total (−39 - 0) | −8.8 ± 4.8 | − 8.1 ± 4.4 | .464 |
| Secondary outcomes | |||
| SMAF IADL sub-scale (−24 - 0) | −11.6 ± 4.0 | −12.2 ± 4.4 | .503 |
| SR-FIMU (13-91) | 74.4 ± 14.2 | 75.2 ± 12.6 | .786 |
| SR-FIMCG (13-91) | 71.3 ± 12.8 | 72.0 ± 12.6 | .787 |
| RNLI (0-110) | 75.1 ± 20.3 | 67.6 ± 18.5 | .066 |
Abbreviations: ADL activity of daily living, IADL instrumental activity of daily living, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, RNLI Reintegration to Normal Living Index, SMAF Functional Autonomy Measurement System, SR-FIMU/CG self-report Functional Independence Measure (user, caregiver)