Table 3.
Secondary outcomes comprising scores in care home residents assigned to Guide to Action for Care Homes (GtACH) or to usual care
| Days | GtACH group | Usual care group | Minimally adjusted* mean difference (95% CI) | P value | Fully adjusted† mean difference (95% CI) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Mean (SD) | No | Mean (SD) | |||||||
| Barthel index score: | ||||||||||
| 90 | 643 | 8.24 (6.12) | 726 | 7.87 (5.94) | 0.08 (−0.96 to 1.13) | 0.87 | −0.03 (−0.69 to 0.64) | 0.94 | ||
| 180 | 584 | 8.12 (6.05) | 648 | 7.54 (5.86) | 0.16 (−0.89 to 1.20) | 0.77 | −0.02 (−0.48 to 0.43) | 0.93 | ||
| 270 | 514 | 8.52 (6.17) | 576 | 7.18 (5.98) | 0.90 (−0.29 to 2.10) | 0.14 | 0.46 (−0.10 to 1.01) | 0.11 | ||
| 360 | 447 | 8.11 (6.20) | 519 | 6.86 (5.92) | 0.82 (−0.32 to 1.96) | 0.16 | 0.44 (−0.26 to 1.15) | 0.21 | ||
| PAM-RC scores: | ||||||||||
| 90 | 652 | 7.99 (6.01) | 736 | 8.16 (5.98) | −0.41 (−1.51 to 0.69) | 0.47 | −0.1 (−0.55 to 0.35) | 0.66 | ||
| 180 | 578 | 8.11 (6.05) | 633 | 7.74 (6.08) | 0.07 (−1.04 to 1.17) | 0.91 | 0.23 (−0.28 to 0.75) | 0.38 | ||
| 270 | 491 | 8.13 (5.98) | 576 | 7.59 (6.12) | 0.32 (−0.90 to 1.54) | 0.61 | 0.43 (−0.24 to 1.10) | 0.21 | ||
| 360 | 439 | 7.96 (5.63) | 520 | 7.19 (6.03) | 0.45 (−0.57 to 1.47) | 0.39 | 0.49 (−0.16 to 1.14) | 0.14 | ||
PAM-RC=Physical Activity Measure-Residential Care Homes.
*
Adjusted for design factors only: care home type and site as fixed effects and care home as random effect.
†
Adjusted for care home type, site, and baseline falls rate as fixed effects and care home as random effect.