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Table 2 Values of improvement in frailty criteria for the intervention and control groups

From: The effects of a life goal-setting technique in a preventive care program for frail community-dwelling older people: a cluster nonrandomized controlled trial

Variable

Baseline

P-value

3 months

P-value

6 months

P-value

9 months

P-value

Improvement in the frailty criteria in the Kihon Checklist (%)

 Intervention (n = 42)

0

NA

26 (61.9)

0.043*

26 (61.9)

0.015*

27 (64.3)

0.098

 Control (n = 47)

0

19 (40.4)

17 (36.2)

22 (46.8)

  1. NOTE: Values expressed as number of health improvement points
  2. NA not applicable