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Table 2 Primary outcomes

From: Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay: a randomized controlled trial

Outcome

Groups

Difference between groups

Admission

Discharge

Month 6

Month 12

Discharge, Int - Con

Month 6, Int - Con

Month 12, Int - Con

Int

Con

Int

Con

Int

Con

Int

Con

   

FIM total

84 (19)

84 (20)

106 (18)

104 (20)

109 (17)

107 (19)

109 (17)

108 (19)

2.3 (0.5 to 4.1)*; P = 0.01

2.0 (0.0 to 4.0)*; P = 0.05

1.3 (−0.9 to 3.5); P = 0.24

Mobility score

16 (7)

16 (7)

26 (6)

25 (7)

28 (7)

28 (7)

29 (7)

28 (8)

1.0 (0.3 to 1.6)*; P = 0.006

0.6 (−0.2 to 1.3); P = 0.14

0.6 (−0.3 to 1.4); P = 0.19

Self-care score

27 (8)

27 (8)

36 (7)

35 (8)

37 (7)

36 (8)

37 (8)

37 (8)

0.6 (−0.2 to 1.3); P = 0.13

0.8 (−0.1 to 1.7); P = 0.09

0.4 (−0.6 to 1.4); P = 0.41

EQ-5D VAS (0 to 100)

57 (21)

56 (22)

71 (19)

70 (17)

71 (20)

70 (21)

71 (20)

70 (19)

1.1 (−1.0 to 3.2); P = 0.30

0.3 (−2.2 to 2.8); P = 0.84

0.8 (0 to 1.6); P = 0.59

EQ-5D utility index

0.32 (0.35)

0.37 (0.35)

0.65 (0.28)

0.62 (0.28)

0.63 (0.36)

0.61 (0.37)

0.64 (0.39)

0.64 (0.34)

0.04 (0.01 to 0.07)*; P = 0.009

0.03 (−0.01 to 0.08); P = 0.15

0.01 (−0.04 to 0.05); P = 0.77

  1. Intervention (Int) n = 496, control (Con) n = 500; intervention = Monday to Saturday rehabilitation, control = Monday to Friday rehabilitation). Mean (SD) of groups and mean (95% CI) difference between groups at admission, discharge, 6 months and 12 months are shown.
  2. *P ≤0.05.
  3. EQ-5D EuroQoL five dimensions questionnaire, FIM functional independence measure, VAS visual analog scale.