Table 4.
Difference in effect size in each functional status measure before and after admission between the PAC and non-PAC groups.
| Measures | Non-PAC | ES of after admission versus before | PAC | ES of after admission versus before | Mean difference in ES of PAC versus Non-PAC (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 212) | (n = 122) | ||||||
| Before | After | Before | After | ||||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
| Primary outcome | |||||||
| BI | 37.11 ± 23.55 | 52.52 ± 26.03 | 0.54 | 37.06 ± 23.96 | 68.07 ± 27.47 | 1.08 | 0.54 (0.38–0.71) * |
| Secondary outcome | |||||||
| FOIS | 5.81 ± 2.04 | 6.33 ± 1.46 | 0.23 | 5.84 ± 1.93 | 6.69 ± 1.07 | 0.37 | 0.14 (− 0.01–0.30) |
| MNA-SF | 10.67 ± 2.20 | 11.43 ± 2.00 | 0.33 | 10.38 ± 1.57 | 11.74 ± 1.73 | 0.59 | 0.26 (0.10–0.42) * |
| EQ-5D | 0.05 ± 0.32 | 0.21 ± 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.02 ± 0.38 | 0.40 ± 0.34 | 0.86 | 0.50 (0.33–0.66) * |
| IADL | 4.33 ± 2.96 | 4.59 ± 2.83 | 0.12 | 3.60 ± 2.03 | 4.86 ± 2.51 | 0.56 | 0.44 (0.28–0.60) * |
| MMSE | 20.02 ± 9.36 | 22.02 ± 8.99 | 0.31 | 20.50 ± 9.06 | 24.57 ± 7.83 | 0.65 | 0.34 (0.17–0.50) * |
SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, ES effect size, PAC post-acute care, BI Barthel index, FOIS functional oral intake scale, MNA-SF mini nutrition assessment-short form, EQ-5D EuroQoL-5D, IADL Lawton–Brody instrumental activities of daily living scale, MMSE mini-mental state exam.
*p value < 0.05.