Table 2. Functional Outcomes at Time of Assessment according to Study Group.

Outcome measure	Intervention group (n=21)	Control group (n=19)	p value
MBI score, mean (±SD)
Before admission	95.43 (±8.54)	97.05 (±5.28)	0.479
At study enrollment	41.43 (±34.76)	48.42 (±27.09)	0.486
At hospital discharge	89.45 (±12.67)	80.82 (±19.96)	0.120
At 6 month follow-up	91.33 (±22.02)	93.86 (±11.92)	0.702
FIM score, mean (±SD)
Before admission	121.48 (±8.64)	122.58 (±8.64)	0.644
At study enrollment	64.38 (±33.30)	72.89 (±21.31)	0.347
At hospital discharge	114.30 (±12.94)	104.29 (±23.35)	0.129
At 6 month follow-up	116.88 (±24.93)	119.21 (±14.22)	0.759
IADL score, mean (±SD)
Before admission	21.43 (±3.65)	22.68 (±2.38)	0.203
At study enrollment	12.10 (±4.41)	13.37 (±3.73)	0.316
At hospital discharge	19.50 (±5.23)	18.41 (±5.23)	0.532
At 6 month follow-up	21.67 (±4.03)	21.93 (±3.69)	0.851

MBI, Modified Barthel Index; FIM, Functional Independence Measure; IADL, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living; SD, standard deviation.