Primary outcome measures: BI and BICRO-39 intake and change scores (intake minus follow up) and comparison of change scores between groups
| Intake scores | Change scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale (No in each group) | Outreach | Info | Outreach | Info | p Value† | |
| *p<0.05; **p<0.025. | ||||||
| †Probability levels for group comparisons (two tailed Mann-Whitney U tests) | ||||||
| (I) Barthel index | % (n) improving | — | — | 35.4% (17) | 19.6% (9) | |
| (48 O/R, 46 info) | Median (range) | 20 (6–20) | 20 (4–20) | 0.0 (−5 to 5) | 0.0 (−5 to 4) | * |
| (II) BICRO-39 | ||||||
| Total score | % (n) improving | — | — | 80% (28) | 70% (28) | |
| (35 O/R, 40 info) | Median (range) | 15.3 (8 to 22.3) | 12.9 (8.8 to 25.7) | 2.5 (−1.7 to 6.2) | 0.9 (−4.1 to 6.8) | * |
| Max gain index | Mode | — | — | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| (35 O/R, 40 info) | Median (range) | — | — | 1.6 (0.2 to 2.6) | 1.0 (0.0 to 3.3) | ** |
| Subscales | ||||||
| Personal care | % (n) improving | — | — | 46% (16) | 26% (10) | |
| (35 O/R, 39 info) | Median (range) | 0.1 (0 to 1.8) | 0.0 (0.0 to 5.0) | 0.0 (−0.3 to 1.6) | 0.0 (−1.3 to 2.7) | 0.08 |
| Mobility | % (n) improving | — | — | 77% (27) | 62% (24) | |
| (35 O/R, 39 info) | Median (range) | 2.0 (0.0 to 5.0) | 1.7 (0.0 to 5.0) | 0.5 (−1.4 to 2.4) | 0.4 (−2.0 to 2.5) | 0.10 |
| Self organisation | % (n) improving | — | — | 66% (23) | 45% (17) | |
| (35 O/R, 39 info) | Median (range) | 2.5 (0.0 to 5.0) | 1.5 (0.0 to 5.0) | 0.4 (−2.8 to 2.2) | 0.1 (−1.5 to 3.1) | ** |
| Psychological | % (n) improving | — | — | 68% (21) | 50% (20) | |
| (33 O/R, 40 info) | Median (range) | 2.7 (0.5 to 4.2) | 2.5 (0.6 to 4.3) | 0.6 (−2.0 to 2.6) | 0.2 (−1.8 to 1.3) | * |
| Socialising | % (n) improving | — | — | 50% (17) | 50% (20) | |
| (34 O/R, 40 info) | Median (range) | 3.6 (1.3 to 5.0) | 3.2 (1.6 to 4.8) | 0.2 (−2.1 to 2.0) | 0.1 (−1.2 to 3.3) | ns |
| Employment | % (n) improving | — | — | 54% (18) | 45% (18) | |
| (35 O/R, 40 info) | Median (n) | 5.0 (3.4 to 5.0) | 5.0 (2.5 to 5.0) | 0.1 (−1.6 to 1.8) | 0.0 (−1.8 to 1.3) | ns |