From: Reablement in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial
Characteristics | Intervention (n = 31) | Control (n = 30) | p-value |
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Age, mean (SD), range | 79.9 (10.4), 45 | 78.1 (9.8), 42 | 0.49 |
Female, no (%) | 22 (71.0) | 19 (63.3) | 0.53 |
Married/cohabitating, no (%) | 10 (32.3) | 4 (13.3) | 0.08 |
Education < university/university college, no (%) | 27 (87.1) | 24 (80.0) | 0.51 |
Retired, no (%) | 28 (90.3) | 26 (86.7) | 0.65 |
Motivation for rehabilitation, scale 1–10, 10 is best, mean (SD) | 7.5 (2.3) | 7.7 (2.1) | 0.70 |
Total number of prescribed medications, mean (SD), range | 6.1 (2.8), 13 | 6.7 (3.1), 11 | 0.46 |
Self-reported number of medical conditions, mean (SD), range | 3.0 (1.7), 8 | 2.9 (1.1), 4 | 0.79 |
Category of main medical condition | 0.42 | ||
Cardiovascular condition, no (%) | 5 (16.1) | 2 (6.7) | |
Neurological condition included strokes, no (%) | 8 (25.8) | 8 (26.7) | |
Orthopedic condition, no (%) | 10 (32.3) | 12 (40.0) | |
Lung condition, no (%) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (3.3) | |
Other/unspecified condition, no (%) | 4 (12.9) | 7 (23.3) | |
Activity performance (COPM), sum score, scale 1–10, 10 is best, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.4) | 0.70 |
Activity satisfaction (COPM), sum score, scale 1–10, 10 is best, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.6) | 3.3 (1.9) | 0.12 |
Mobility and balance (Timed Up and Go), seconds, mean (SD), (n = 56) | 24.6 (11.9) | 23.3 (17.3) | 0.73 |
Grip strength (Jamar dynamometer), men right hand, kilograms, mean (SD), (n = 19) | 24.4 (14.1) | 28.8 (9.6) | 0.43 |
Grip strength (Jamar dynamometer), men left hand, kilograms, mean (SD), (n = 17) | 27.3 (13.4) | 25.8 (9.0) | 0.79 |
Grip strength (Jamar dynamometer), women, right hand, kilograms, mean (SD), (n = 39) | 17.7 (5.7) | 15.8 (6.6) | 0.34 |
Grip strength (Jamar dynamometer), women, left hand, kilograms, mean (SD), (n = 41) | 17.1 (6.7) | 14.4 (6.1) | 0.18 |
Physical fitness (COOP/Wonka ), scale 1–5, 1 is best, mean (SD) | 4.4 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.7) | 0.29 |
Feelings (COOP/Wonka), scale 1–5, 1 is best, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.5) | 2.3 (0.9) | 0.71 |
Daily activities (COOP/Wonka), scale 1–5, 1 is best, mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.2 (0.8) | 0.16 |
Social activities (COOP/Wonka), scale 1–5, 1 is best, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.3) | 0.13 |
Change in health (COOP/Wonka), scale 1–5, 1 is best, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.1 (0.9) | 0.34 |
Overall health (COOP/Wonka), scale 1–5, 1 is best, mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.8) | 0.46 |