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Table 3 Mean number (range) of falls per participant and effect size by time point

From: Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomised controlled trial (the PIRFECT study)

Outcome measure

Time point

Podiatry intervention group (n = 23)

Control group (n = 20)

p-value (95% CI)

Standardised effect sizea Cohen’s d (95% CI)

Mean (range) falls per participant

T1-T2

0.64 (0–3)

1.18 (0–6)

0.08 (−1.39 to .31)

0.4 (−0.2 to 1.0)

T2-T3

0.99 (0–5)

1.05 (0–3)

0.18 (−0.88 to .82)

0.0 (−0.5 to 0.6)

T3-T4

0.77 (0–7)

0.83 (0–6)

0.47 (−0.82 to 1.11)

0.0 (−0.5 to 0.6)

  1. T1 Baseline, T2 Follow up at end of intervention, T3 Follow up 3 months after end of intervention, T4 Follow up 6 months after end of intervention
  2. aDerived from the difference in means of the 2 groups; positive value favours intervention