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Table 2 Comparison of Intervention (n = 108) and Control (n = 98) Group at 3 Months

From: Effects of the tailored activity program (TAP) on dementia-related symptoms, health events and caregiver wellbeing: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Baseline, mean (SD)

3-month follow-up,

mean (SD)

Adjusted Mean Difference Between Groups (95 % CI)

p-value

d

Control Group

Intervention Group

Control Group

Intervention Group

People Living with Dementia Outcomes

       

Agitation/aggression frequency X

severity

46.07 (40.27)

45.77 (40.96)

41.04 (40.92)

43.13 (43.32)

3.14 (-4.71, 10.99)

0.43

0.11

IADL dependence

6.96 (1.46)

6.81 (1.56)

7.50 (0.92)

7.16 (1.40)

-0.33 (-0.62, -0.05)

0.02

-0.33

ADL dependence

3.67 (2.75)

3.58 (2.67)

4.49 (2.65)

3.88 (2.74)

-0.59 (-1.15, -0.03)

0.04

-0.30

Caregiver Outcomes

       

Confidence using activities

32.80 (11.96)

31.81 (11.85)

34.13 (11.30)

37.18 (12.35)

3.46 (0.42, 6.50)

0.03

0.32

Perceived wellbeing

34.27 (6.71)

35.27 (7.05)

38.26 (8.38)

41.73 (9.37)

3.50 (0.94, 6.06)

0.01

0.39

  1. Note: Bold signifies significant p values. Abbreviations: ADL activities of daily living, CI confidence interval, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, SD standard deviation. d = adjusted difference (intervention – control) in means divided by the square root of the mean square error. All analyses adjusted for baseline value of dependent variable, caregiver sex, race, education, caregiver and patient relationship, and MMSE