Table 2. Evolution of clinical factors and the functional ability of patients during the follow-up period.

	Baseline		1 month			6 months			12 months
	n	Value	n	Value	p With baseline	n	Value	p With baseline	n	Value	p With baseline
Lawton and Brody scale mean (SD)*	224	5.1 (2.7)	219	2.2 (1.5)	<0.001	208	2.3 (1.9)	<0.001	205	2.3 (1.9)	<0.001
Barthel index. mean (SD)*	224	87.6 (16.9)	219	53.5 (17.7)	<0.001	208	58.9 (19.5)	<0.001	205	59.1 (19.6)	<0.001
Functional Ambulation Classification: Do not walk independently n (%)&	222	95 (42.8)	219	217 (99.1)	<0.001	208	198 (95.2)	<0.001	205	187 (91.2)	<0.001
Yesavage’s geriatric depression scale mean (SD)*	224	3.2 (3.7)	219	5.6 (3.3)	<0.001	208	6.2 (3.2)	<0.001	205	6.6 (3.2)	<0.001
Gijon scale mean (SD)*	182	8.3 (2.0)	129	8.5 (1.9)	0.090	129	8.6 (1.8)	0.010	129	8.6 (1.9)	0.030

Notes:

^*p-Value from Wilcoxon test.

^&p-Value from McNemar test.

IADL, instrumental activities of daily living scale; SD, standard deviation.