Table 8.
End of Intervention | Arm 1 (n = 24) [Median (IQR) or n (%)] | Arm 2 (n = 13–14) [Median (IQR) or n (%)] | Mean Difference (95% CI; P Value)* |
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Knowledge | 12 (12–13) | 12 (12–12) | 1.34 (0.26 to 2.42; 0.016) |
Stress | 16 (12–20) | 15 (12–19) | −1.00 (−4.53 to 2.52; 0.57) |
Preparedness | 7 (5–9) | 6 (5–7) | 2.66 (1.21 to 4.11; 0.001) |
Confidence | 9 (8–10) | 9 (8–10) | 1.33 (0.02 to 2.62; 0.046) |
Advance care planning | 14 (58) | 6 (46) | 1.60 (0.37 to 1.69; 0.53)† |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range.
A positive mean shows that the intervention increases the score more than the control.
Effect of arm 1 on mean difference of score change from baseline adjusted for age and sex.
Odds ratio (P value) adjusted for age.