Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics by group
Total | Intervention | Control | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 32) | (n = 17) | (n = 15) | |||
Sex | n (%) | ||||
Male | 7 (21.9%) | 5 (29.4%) | 2 (13.3%) | .27 | |
Female | 25 (78.1%) | 12 (70.6%) | 13 (86.7%) | ||
Age | Mean (SD) | 77.2 (5.9) | 79.5 (4.2) | 74.6 (6.5) | .02 |
Pain VAS | Mean (SD) | 48.1 (24.4) | 41.9 (18.3) | 55.2 (28.9) | .13 |
Median (IQR) | 50.5 (35–69.75) | 40 (29.5–57.5) | 68 (39–73) | ||
SPPB | Mean (SD) | 7.1 (1.9) | 6.6 (1.7) | 7.7 (1.9) | .11 |
Quality of life | |||||
EQ-5D VAS | Mean (SD) | 60.9 (18.7) | 60.5 (17.7) | 61.3 (20.4) | .91 |
Median (IQR) | 60 (50–73.5) | 60 (50–65) | 60 (50–80) | ||
Index value | Mean (SD) | .61 (.22) | .67 (.13) | .55 (.28) | .12 |
Median (IQR) | 0.69 (0.51–0.75) | 0.7 (0.56–0.76) | 0.69 (0.46–0.74) | ||
Mobility | n (%) | 11 (34.4%) | 4 (23.5%) | 7 (46.7%) | .11 |
Self-care | n (%) | 4 (12.5%) | 1 (5.9%) | 3 (20%) | .86 |
Usual activ. | n (%) | 12 (37.5%) | 6 (35.3%) | 6 (40%) | .45 |
Pain | n (%) | 22 (68.8%) | 12 (70.6%) | 10 (66.7%) | .88 |
Anxiety | n (%) | 12 (37.5%) | 6 (35.3%) | 6 (40%) | .31 |
Yesavage | Mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.2) | .39 |
Barthel | Mean (SD) | 97.6 (3.1) | 97.6 (3.1) | 97.6 (3.2) | .99 |
Number of medications | Mean (SD) | 9.2 (3.8) | 9.3 (4.4) | 9.2 (3.1) | .92 |
Live with | n (%) | ||||
Family | 4 (12.5%) | 3 (17.6%) | 1 (6.7%) | ||
Partner | 17 (53.1%) | 8 (47.1%) | 9 (60.0%) | .60 | |
Alone | 11 (34.4%) | 6 (35.3%) | 5 (33.3%) | ||