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Table 3 Estimated rate of change from baseline to week 4 (Phase 1) and 4–12 weeks follow-up (Phase 2)

From: How effective are volunteers at supporting people in their last year of life? A pragmatic randomised wait-list trial in palliative care (ELSA)

Measure

Immediate

b (95% CI)

Wait

b (95% CI)

Immediate vs. Wait

b (95% CI)

QoL Physical domain

   

Phase 1

0.84 (–2.24 to 3.92)

–3.14 (–6.23 to –0.05)

3.98 (–0.38 to 8.34)

Phase 2

0.97 (–2.51 to 4.47)

–0.15 (–2.22 to 1.92)

1.12 (–2.93 to 5.19)

QoL Psychological domain

   

Phase 1

0.27 (–3.11 to 3.66)

–2.32 (–5.77 to 1.13)

2.59 (–2.24 to 7.43)

Phase 2

0.61 (–3.22 to 4.44)

–1.21 (–3.49 to 1.07)

1.82 (–2.63 to 6.28)

QoL Environmental domain

   

Phase 1

–3.34 (–6.53 to –0.16)

–3.14 (–6.23 to –0.05)

0.39 (–4.13 to 4.91)

Phase 2

2.95 (–0.70 to 6.61)

0.46 (–1.69 to 2.61)

2.50 (–1.75 to 6.73)

  1. QoL quality of life, CI confidence interval