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Table 3 Crude scores on oncome measures according to randomisation group for the PrAISED feasibility study

From: Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial

Measure

Group

N

Baseline Mean (SD)

Follow-up Mean (SD)

Difference

Interpretation

DAD Score/100

Control

14

76 (20)

58 (33)

−18

deterioration

Moderate

15

83 (17)

66 (30)

−17

deterioration

High

15

76 (25)

68 (25)

−8

deterioration

NEADL Score/22

Control

10

16 (4)

15 (6)

−1

deterioration

Moderate

13

17 (5)

15 (5)

−1

deterioration

High

17

16 (5)

15 (5)

−1

deterioration

DEMQoL /112

Control

13

85 (18)

86 (20)

1

improvement

Moderate

14

88 (8)

91 (15)

3

improvement

High

17

86 (16)

86 (16)

0

unchanged

DEMQoL Proxy/124

Control

15

91 (15)

92 (15)

1

improvement

Moderate

15

98 (14)

101 (13)

3

improvement

High

16

91 (15)

94 (18)

2

improvement

Berg Balance Scale/56

Control

11

49 (9)

43 (17)

−7

deterioration

Moderate

13

52 (2)

52 (3)

−1

deterioration

High

13

50 (10)

50 (6)

0

unchanged

Falls Efficacy Scale-International/64

Control

12

28 (11)

34 (15)

6

deterioration

Moderate

13

25 (13)

23 (11)

−2

improvement

High

13

23 (8)

25 (12)

2

deterioration

IPAQ Physical Activity Score*

Control

12

1456 (1466)

989 (1187)

− 467

deterioration

Moderate

14

2489 (2464)

1323 (923)

− 1166

deterioration

High

14

1484 (1658)

1729 (1873)

245

improvement

HADS Anxiety/21

Control

11

5.2 (3.7)

4.8 (4.9)

−0.4

improvement

Moderate

13

6.5 (3.3)

4.5 (2.4)

−2.0

improvement

High

14

6.2 (4.0)

7.0 (4.4)

0.8

deterioration

HADS Depression/21

Control

11

4.4 (3.7)

3.7 (3.0)

−0.6

improvement

Moderate

11

4.0 (3.6)

3.3 (2.0)

−0.7

improvement

High

15

4.8 (3.9)

4.7 (3.0)

−0.1

improvement

SHARE Frailty Index (no maximum score)

Control

14

1.5 (1.7)

1.9 (2.0)

0.4

deterioration

Moderate

14

0.6 (1.6)

0.4 (1.4)

−0.2

improvement

High

14

1.2 (1.6)

1.4 (2.0)

0.2

deterioration

Accelerometer - Total Number of Steps

Control

11

19,141 (13284)

23,713 (15088)

4572

Technical problems means not possible to interpret

Moderate

13

15,947 (20503)

32,445 (26220)

16,498

 

High

11

14,496 (20785)

21,389 (17503)

6893

 

Timed Up and Go (seconds)

Control

14

19 (10)

25 (18)

7

deterioration

Moderate

13

12 (3)

13 (6)

1

deterioration

High

15

16 (9)

15 (13)

−1

improvement

Dual Task Timed Up and Go (seconds)

Control

13

23 (10)

28 (17)

5

deterioration

Moderate

10

20 (11)

27 (29)

7

deterioration

High

11

17 (8)

15 (7)

−3

improvement

EQ-5D-3L Index

Control

13

0.8 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0

unchanged

Moderate

12

0.7 (0.3)

0.8 (0.3)

0.1

improvement

High

16

0.8 (0.2)

0.8 (0.2)

0

unchanged

  1. *score calculated as minutes of exercise multiplied by intensity, for each activity performed