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Table 2 Changes in different QoL dimensions and nutritional and physical parameters from baseline to 12 weeks

From: Impact of a lay-led home-based intervention programme on quality of life in community-dwelling pre-frail and frail older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

PTN group

SOSU group

Difference between groups

 

Mean change (95% CI)

Mean change (95% CI)

ßa (95% CI)

p-valueb

WHOQOL-BREF domains

 Overall QoL

5.6 (0.95 to 10.33)*

2.5 (−1.66 to 6.54)

3.16 (−2.59 to 8.91)

0.277

 Physical health

3.3 (−1.33 to 7.92)

3.4 (−0.59 to 7.73)

−0.49 (−6.13 to 5.15)

0.843

 Psychological health

2.9 (−0.67 to 6.52)

0.2 (−2.84 to 3.04)

2.23 (−2.20 to 6.65)

0.320

 Social relationship

4.5 (0.38 to 8.59)*

1.5 (−4.34 to 7.38)

1.36 (−5.13 to 7.83)

0.678

 Environment

1.4 (−2.15 to 4.87)

1.2 (−2.53 to 4.96)

−4.12 (−4.84 to 4.02)

0.854

WHOQOL-OLD domains

 Sensory abilities

4.5 (−1.36 to 10.34)

0.6 (−3.83 to 5.04)

3.12 (−3.37 to 9.57)

0.141

 Autonomy

2.7 (−0.45 to 5.97)

1.5 (−2.60 to 5.61)

−0.59 (−5.13 to 3.93)

0.786

 Past, present and future activities

4.7 (1.99 to 7.42)*

−0.1 (−3.23 to 2.95)

3.66 (0.13 to 7.18)

0.039

 Social participation

3.8 (0.12 to 7.57)*

2.5(−1.33 to 6.46)

0.44 (−4.64 to 5.52)

0.870

Nutritional and physical parameters

 MNA®-LF Score

1.6 (0.53 to 2.59)*

0.9 (−0.27 to 2.22)

0.28 (−1.12 to 1.69)

0.689

 SPPB total score

1.2 (0.35 to 2.15)*

0.5 (0.12 to 0.93)

1.01 (0.03 to 1.99)

0.044

 Maximum handgrip strength

2.1 (0.77 to 3.62)*

1.0 (−0.27 to 2.25)

0.86 (−0.82 to 2.49)

0.318

 PASE total score

17.1 (9.13 to 25.01)**

1.9 (−3.93 to 7.79)

15.12 (5.44 to 21.68)

< 0.001

  1. Note: Mean change (95% CI) is reported for continuous variables at baseline and after 12 weeks
  2. PTN physical training and nutritional intervention group, SOSU social support group, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, PASE Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, MNA®-LF Mini Nutritional Assessment Long-Form
  3. *P < 0.05 for within-group change score from baseline to follow-up; **P < 0.001 for within-group change score from baseline to follow-up analysed with a Paired t-test
  4. aß is unstandardised regression coefficient; bAnalyses of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to examine differences between groups adjusted for baseline measure, sex and age, with the group as the fixed between-subjects factor