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Table 1 Baseline characteristics in the intervention trial groups (PPT and FTE) and the control group

From: The effectiveness of functional task exercise and physical therapy as prevention of functional decline in community dwelling older people with complex health problems

 

Preventive physio therapy

Functional task exercise

Controla

P-value control vs interventions groupsb

N

79

76

228

 

Sex (n, % female)

59 (75)

55 (72)

179 (79)

0.761

Age (median (25 and 75 percentile)

83.9 (80.2;86.4)

84.0 (79.4;88.7)

84.7 (80.5;89.5)

0.769

Number of problem domains≥3 (n (%))

58 (73)

53 (70)

164 (72)

0.946

Positive score somatic domain (n (%))

Mental domain (n (%))

Social domain (n (%))

69 (87)

56 (71)

46 (58)

67 (88)

53 (70)

29 (38)

204 (90)

155 (68)

108 (48)

0.598

MMSE (median (25 and 75 percentile))

28 (26; 29)

28 (26; 29)

27 (25; 29)

0.053

GARS (median (25 and 75 percentile))

40 (34; 46)

40 (33; 46)

41 (35; 48)

0.308

Modified Katz-15 (median (25 and 75 percentile))

5 (3; 7)

5 (3; 6)

5 (3; 7)

0.148

  1. aMatched with randomized intervention group for number of problem domains
  2. GARS = Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (higher scores indicate more disability), Modified Katz-15 = Katz Index of independence in ADL (higher sum scores indicate more problems in carrying out activities in daily living)
  3. bChi-square test for dichotomous variables and Kruskall Wallis test for continuous variables
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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