Outcomes for people with dementia after 12 months: means and differences adjusted for covariates and the other intervention
Measure | Data set | Missing (N=241) | CSP | No CSP | MD | 95% CI of MD | Significance level | RYCT | No RYCT | MD | 95% CI of MD | Significance level | Significance level of interaction |
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QoL-AD self-reported* | Original | 101 | 37.85 | 37.93 | −0.0820 | (−1.70 to 1.56) | 0.92 | 38.14 | 37.63 | 0.510 | (−1.17 to 2.08) | 0.58 | 0.51 |
Imputed | 0 | 36.43 | 36.59 | −0.162 | (−1.87 to 1.54) | 0.85 | 36.86 | 36.16 | 0.702 | (−1.05 to 2.45) | 0.43 | 0.80 | |
QoL-AD proxy reported* | Original | 22 | 28.78 | 28.97 | −0.200 | (−1.44 to 1.05) | 0.76 | 28.84 | 28.91 | −0.0620 | (−1.33 to 1.20) | 0.92 | 0.02 |
Imputed | 0 | 28.50 | 28.49 | 0.050 | (−1.21 to 1.31) | 0.94 | 28.52 | 28.47 | 0.0660 | (−1.17 to 1.30) | 0.92 | 0.04 | |
DEMQOL self-reported* | Original | 103 | 96.65 | 94.11 | 2.54 | (−0.67 to 5.74) | 0.12 | 95.29 | 95.47 | −0.173 | (−3.35 to 3.00) | 0.92 | 0.14 |
Imputed | 0 | 93.99 | 90.87 | 3.12 | (−0.27 to 6.51) | 0.07 | 92.19 | 92.67 | −0.488 | (−4.17 to 3.20) | 0.80 | 0.20 | |
DEMQOL proxy reported* | Original | 24 | 92.41 | 95.59 | −3.18 | (−6.15 to −0.22) | 0.04 | 93.99 | 94.00 | 0.00600 | (−2.97 to 2.98) | 0.99 | 0.08 |
Imputed | 0 | 92.22 | 95.11 | −2.90 | (−5.88 to 0.08) | 0.06 | 93.49 | 93.84 | −0.348 | (−3.46 to 2.76) | 0.83 | 0.20 | |
EQ-5D self-reported utility* | Original | 121 | 0.76 | 0.82 | −0.07 | (−0.17 to 0) | 0.31 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.05 | (−0.05 to 0.15) | 0.24 | 0.22 |
Imputed | 0 | 0.75 | 0.84 | −0.09 | (−0.17 to −0.01) | 0.11 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.03 | (−0.07 to 0.13) | 0.54 | 0.11 | |
ED-5D self-reported general health* | Original | 121 | 74.80 | 72.85 | 1.95 | (−6.75 to 2.81) | 0.51 | 72.95 | 74.70 | 1.74 | (−6.91 to 2.52) | 0.78 | 0.49 |
Imputed | 0 | 74.38 | 72.82 | 1.57 | (−6.98 to 2.27) | 0.72 | 72.48 | 74.72 | 2.24 | (−6.24 to 3.25) | 0.61 | 0.32 | |
HADS total | Original | 107 | 7.16 | 7.29 | −0.132 | (−1.87 to 1.60) | 0.88 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 0.338 | (−1.37 to 2.05) | 0.70 | 0.21 |
Imputed | 0 | 9.27 | 9.42 | −0.144 | (−1.77 to 1.49) | 0.86 | 9.49 | 9.21 | 0.280 | (−1.18 to 1.74) | 0.71 | 0.68 | |
ADCS-ADL* | Original | 68 | 40.70 | 42.79 | −2.08 | (−5.52 to 1.36) | 0.24 | 40.18 | 43.31 | −3.14 | (−6.56 to 0.28) | 0.07 | 0.02 |
Imputed | 0 | 35.30 | 37.47 | −2.18 | (−6.07 to 1.71) | 0.27 | 35.16 | 37.61 | −2.45 | (−5.95 to 1.06) | 0.17 | 0.07 | |
NPI | Original | 25 | 24.72 | 24.09 | 0.630 | (−4.36 to 5.62) | 0.81 | 25.43 | 23.38 | 2.05 | (−2.98 to 7.07) | 0.43 | 0.16 |
Imputed | 0 | 27.16 | 28.37 | −1.20 | (−6.64 to 4.23) | 0.66 | 27.88 | 27.65 | 0.236 | (−4.83 to 5.30) | 0.93 | 0.40 | |
QCPR total* | Original | 104 | 60.50 | 59.66 | 0.841 | (−1.22 to 2.90) | 0.43 | 59.98 | 60.17 | −0.196 | (−2.22 to 1.83) | 0.85 | 0.94 |
Imputed | 0 | 57.22 | 57.13 | 0.0880 | (−2.71 to 2.88) | 0.95 | 56.88 | 57.47 | −0.598 | (−2.61 to 1.41) | 0.56 | 0.86 |
Covariates: baseline and MMSE scores, participant gender, kinship and centre (random effect).
* Higher scores are better.
ADCS-ADL, Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study—Activities of Daily Living; DEMQOL, quality of life for people with dementia; EQ-5D, EuroQol 5 dimensions; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; NPI, neuropsychiatric inventory; QCPR, Quality of Caregiver–Patient Relationship; QoL-AD, Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease Scale.