Orthogeriatrics prevents functional decline in hip fracture patients: report from two randomized controlled trials

Table 3 ADL excluding nursing home patients

	Comprehensive geriatric care		Orthopedic care		Difference
	N	Mean (SE)	N	Mean (SE)	Estimate (95 % CI)	p-value
4 months	260		253
NEADL^a	247	33.88 (1.06)	241	29.31 (1.07)	4.56 (1.61 to 7.52)	0.003
Barthel Index^b	251	16.54 (0.22)	247	15.87 (0.22)	0.67 (0.06 to 1.28)	0.030
12 months	234		217
NEADL^c	227	34.33 (1.08)	208	28.92 (1.10)	5.41 (2.38 to 8.44)	< 0.001
Barthel Index^d	226	16.59 (0.23)	207	15.62 (0.23)	0.97 (0.34 to 1.60)	0.003

Linear mixed model with NEADL and Barthel Index, respectively, as dependent variable, patient as random factor, time point (baseline, 4 months and 12 months after surgery) as fixed factor, and treatment group, site (Oslo versus Trondheim), age, sex, fracture type, dwelling at home (versus nursing home), and the interaction between time and treatment as covariates
SE standard error, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, NEADL Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living scale, Barthel Index Barthel Activities of Daily Living index
^aNEADL at 4 months missing from 12 patients in the orthopedic care group and 13 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group
^bBarthel Index at 4 months missing from 6 patients in the orthopedic care group and from 9 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group
^cNEADL at 12 months missing from 9 patients in the orthopedic care group and 7 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group
^dBarthel Index at 12 months missing from 10 patients in the orthopedic care group and missing 8 patients in the comprehensive geriatric care group

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