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Table 2 Comparison of baseline variables

From: Feasibility and efficacy of a multi-factorial intervention to prevent falls in older adults with cognitive impairment living in residential care (ProF-Cog). A feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

Measure (number for which data was collected)

Control (N = 88)

Intervention (N = 103)

P

Total

Cluster

Total

Cluster

 
 

2

4

6

8

 

1

3

5

7

9

 

N (%)

15

25

10

44

N (%)

29

25

5

32

12

 

Home with nursing

63 (72%)

0

19 (100%)

0

44 (100%)

57 (55%)

0

19 (100%)

0

32 (100%)

0

0.02

Female

60 (68%)

11 (73%)

13 (68%)

10 (100%)

26 (59%)

72 (70%)

22 (76%)

16 (64%)

3 (60%)

19 (60%)

12 (100%)

NS

Fall in the past year

36 (41%)

8 (53%)

5 (26%)

3 (30%)

20 (46%)

56 (54%)

18 (62%)

11 (44%)

3 (60%)

15 (47%)

9 (75%)

0.06

 

Mean (SD)

    

Mean (SD)

      

Age in years

83.0 (9.2)

85.2 (8.6)

82.0 (8.7)

89.7 (6.1)

80.2 (9.6)

84.1 (8.4)

84.6 (8.1)

84.4 (9.6)

88.4 (3.4)

81.1 (9.6)

86.7 (5.3)

NS

Years in the home

2.7 (3.1)

2.3 (1.9)

2.3 (2.1)

7.1 (5.7)

2.3 (3.0)

2.3 (2.4)

2.2 (2.2)

2.7 (2.5)

2.2 (3.1)

2.1 (2.9)

2.4 (2.2)

NS

Number of medications

8.0 (3.7)

7.4 (3.1)

10.1 (4.3)

8.7 (2.7)

7.1 (3.5)

8.0 (4.1)

7.6 (4.4)

7.7 (3.6)

5.6 (4.7)

9.3 (4.4)

7.8 (3.4)

NS

Number of medical conditions*

1.5 (1.2)

1.1 (1.2)

2.1 (1.1)

1.5 (1.0)

1.5 (1.2)

2.0 (1.4)

1.6 (1.3)

2.2 (1.3)

1.6 (2.1)

2.5 (1.5)

1.1 (0.8)

0.03

ACE-R (n = 171)

27.2 (27)

34.1 (23.6)

33.0 (27.1)

19.8 (33.5)

24.1 (25.9)

29.1 (26)

31.6 (24.5)

22.9 (23.5)

32.0 (34.8)

38.0 (27.2)

31.9 (30.4)

NS

Barthel (n = 189)

9.4 (5.8)

14.4 (2.9)

7.9 (5.7)

6.1 (4.3)

9.4 (5.9)

8.6 (5.9)

11.2 (5.0)

6.3 (5.7)

12.4 (3.4)

5.8 (5.1)

12.8 (5.7)

NS

Health today (n = 90)

70.2 (30)

76.3 (32.2)

53.6 (25.4)

81.7 (11.5)

71.6 (32.4)

65.4 (24)

65.5 (22.2)

63.3 (30.5)

95.0 (10)

62.1 (11.5)

57.9 (24.1)

NS

FES-I (n = 80)

17.4 (7.2)

18.1 (7.6)

25.0 (4.6)

23.5 (0.7)

12.7 (4.4)

18.5 (8.2)

18.2 (6.9)

25.8 (5.7)

8.0 (2.0)

20.2 (8.1)

13.8 (8.3)

NS

PAM-RC (n = 188)

10.4 (6.4)

12.4 (3.7)

7.9 (6.7)

9.3 (5.1)

11.1 (7.0)

9.2 (6.3)

12.0 (5.8)

8.0 (6.1)

13.6 (4.8)

5.5 (4.8)

14.0 (5.1)

NS

Cornell resident (n = 111)

3.8 (5.0)

4.9 (6.6)

4.9 (6.8)

2.0 (2.0)

2.9 (2.6)

4.9 (4.8)

5.9 (4.7)

5.1 (5.5)

0 (0)

5.1 (4.1)

4.3 (6.2)

NSb

Cornell carer (n = 188)

3.7 (3.9)

2.7 (2.6)

4.4 (4.5)

1.5 (1.8)

4.1 (4.3)

3.4 (3.7)

5.6 (5.0)

3.0 (3.4)

2.6 (2.7)

2.3 (1.9)

2.0 (2.0)

NSb

FIBS (n = 189)

2.2 (3.1)

1.4 (1.8)

2.5 (3.9)

1.6 (2.2)

2.4 (3.3)

2.0 (3.1)

2.8 (3.4)

2.1 (3.6)

2.6 (2.1)

1.3 (2.8)

1.4 (2.3)

NSb

NPI-NH (n = 191)

11.5 (12)

6.3 (7.0)

15.6 (16.1)

5.7 (7.2)

12.8 (12.1)

10.1 (10)

13.8 (13.0)

7.4 (8.9)

7.0 (8.0)

10.1 (9.7)

7.9 (7.1)

NSb

Balance score (n = 150)

13.8 (12)

19.4 (11.1)

10.1 (10.8)

7.8 (10.2)

15.1 (12.3)

13.7 (14)

16.9 (12.8)

9.2 (12.3)

24.2 (13.1)

8.4 (14.1)

22.9 (14.0)

NS

Timed up and go (n = 92)

37.6 (29)

34.3 (24.0)

34.1 (11.3)

51.8 (30.0)

37.7 (36.3)

61.8 (55)

55.7 (47.5)

60.3 (38.6)

31.0 (10.1)

105.5 (82.3)

38.6 (29.0)

0.005a

  1. aDifference analysed using log transformed data
  2. bNon-parametric data analysis carried out as log transformation did not alter skew / data was not interval or ratio level
  3. *Total from the following medical conditions: Depression, Parkinson’s disease, Stroke, Hypertension, Myocardial infarction, Heart failure, COPD, Hip fracture, Osteoarthritis, Epilepsy, Diabetes