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. 2022 May 25;22:452. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03128-x

Table 2.

Comparisons of outcomes between intervention and usual care at 10 weeks and 6 months based upon complete case, adjusting for gender, age, region, living arrangements, carer and cared for

Outcome Intervention Usual care Diff in mean1
(95% CI)
P Adjusted2 diff in mean (95% CI) P
Baseline Endpoint Baseline Endpoint
N Mean (sd) N Mean (sd) n Mean (sd) n Mean (sd)
10 week analysis
Primary outcomes
  EQ-5D-5L index score 34 0.72 (0.19) 34 0.69 (0.21) 31 0.65 (0.25) 28 0.65 (0.31) -0.03 (-0.17,0.12) 0.668 -0.01 (-0.07,0.05) 0.712
  EQ-VAS score 34 62.2 (19.9) 34 64.9 (15.4) 31 61.2 (15.6) 28 65.9 (18.2) -1.4 (-8.8,6.0) 0.676 -1.4 (-9.1,6.2) 0.671
  CES-D 34 9.1 (9.1) 34 9.3 (9.6) 31 10.6 (9.1) 28 8.5 (8.8) 2.1 (-1.0,5.3) 0.154 2.4 (-0.5,5.2) 0.091
Secondary outcomes
  PACIC 34 2.0 (0.5) 34 2.1 (0.8) 31 2.1 (0.7) 28 1.8 (0.5) 0.3 (-0.2,0.9) 0.174 0.4 (-0.0,0.7) 0.053
  KATZ Index 34 5.4 (1.0) 34 5.3 (0.8) 31 5.1 (1.3) 28 5.2 (1.1) -0.1 (-0.4,0.1) 0.168 -0.2 (-0.5,0.1) 0.105
  GAD-7 34 2.3 (3.2) 34 2.6 (3.2) 31 2.5 (2.8) 28 2.4 (2.7) 0.4 (-1.3,2.1) 0.574 0.1 (-1.4,1.5) 0.929
  MOS Social Support Score 34 4.2 (0.8) 34 4.5 (0.5) 31 4.3 (0.8) 28 4.2 (1.1) 0.4 (-0.1,0.8) 0.076 0.5 (-0.0,1.0) 0.056
6 month analysis
Primary outcomes
  EQ-5D-5L index score 34 0.72 (0.19) 34 0.65 (0.27) 31 0.65 (0.25) 26 0.67 (0.28) -0.07 (-0.22,0.08) 0.316 -0.07 (-0.16,0.03) 0.139
  EQ-VAS score 34 62.2 (19.9) 34 63.1 (20.2) 31 61.2 (15.6) 26 66.9 (12.3) -4.0 (-13.5,5.5) 0.352 -5.1 (-15.6,5.5) 0.292
  CES-D 34 9.1 (9.1) 34 9.6 (7.1) 31 10.6 (9.1) 26 8.4 (7.7) 1.6 (-2.1,5.3) 0.341 1.2 (-1.2,3.6) 0.29
Secondary outcomes
  PACIC 34 2.0 (0.5) 34 2.1 (0.9) 31 2.1 (0.7) 26 1.8 (0.8) 0.5 (0.0,0.9) 0.048 0.4 (0.0,0.8) 0.049
  KATZ Index 34 5.4 (1.0) 34 5.3 (1.2) 31 5.1 (1.3) 26 5.2 (1.2) -0.2 (-0.8,0.3) 0.313 -0.3 (-0.5,0.0) 0.053
  GAD-7 34 2.3 (3.2) 34 3.1 (3.5) 31 2.5 (2.8) 26 2.3 (3.3) 0.8 (-0.6,2.3) 0.227 0.3 (-1.2,1.9) 0.637
  MOS Social Support Score 34 4.2 (0.8) 34 4.4 (0.7) 31 4.3 (0.8) 26 3.7 (1.1) 0.7 (0.2,1.3) 0.018 0.8 (0.4,1.2) 0.001

1 Using ANCOVA, and adjusting for clustering using robust standard errors (with 8 practices)

2 Same as 1 but additionally adjusting for gender, age, region, living arrangements (alone/couple/extended family/assisted living), carer (yes/no) and cared for (yes/no)