Table 4 Overall intervention effect on ADL and QoL unadjusted and adjusted for confounders

Barthel index

0.62(−0.42;1.67)

0.24

0.27(−0.83;1.37)

0.62

 care relationship

0.71(−0.72;2.15)

0.32

0.69(−0.85;2.23)

0.37

 positive affect

−0.15(−1.38;1.08)

0.81

−0.44(1.74;0.85)

0.50

 negative affect

0.48(−0.28;1.24)

0.21

0.56(−0.28;1.39)

0.19

 restless tense behaviour

0.23(−0.80;1.26)

0.66

0.02(−1.07;1.11)

0.97

 positive self-image

0.15(−0.72;1.01)

0.74

0.28(−0.67;1.24)

0.55

 social relations

1.12(−0.19;2.43)

0.09

1.01(−0.37;2.38)

0.15

 social isolation

0.47(−0.29;1.23)

0.22

0.72(−0.04;1.47)

0.06

 feeling at home

0.94(−0.04;1.93)

0.06

0.84(−0.25;1.94)

0.13

 having something to do

0.17(−0.44;0.77)

0.58

0.09(−0.55;0.74)

0.78

 mean total QoL

0.96(−0.52;2.43)

0.20

0.95(−0.65;2.56)

0.24