Table 3 Illustration of statistically significant differences between PDC and UC groups
From: A controlled trial of Partners in Dementia Care: veteran outcomes after six and twelve months
Six-month outcomes with significant change | Baseline mean | Six-month mean | Mean change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unmet need–high baseline personal care dependencies | ||||
• UC group | 8.7 | 8.3 | −0.4 | −4.6% |
• PDC group | 8.1 | 6.3 | −1.8 | −22.2% |
Unmet need–high baseline cognitive impairment | ||||
• UC group | 5.1 | 4.7 | −0.4 | −7.8% |
• PDC group | 5.9 | 3.3 | −2.6 | −44.1% |
Embarrassment–all veterans | ||||
• UC group | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | 0% |
• PDC group | 1.0 | 0.8 | −0.2 | −20.0% |
Relationship strain–high baseline personal care dependencies | ||||
• UC group | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | −25.0% |
• PDC group | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | −80.0% |
Depression–high baseline cognitive impairment | ||||
• UC group | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | +50.0% |
• PDC group | 2.6 | 1.8 | −0.8 | −30.1% |
Twelve-month outcomes with significant change | Six-month mean | Twelve-month mean | Mean change | % Change |
Unmet need–high six-month personal care dependencies | ||||
• UC group | 9.5 | 9.8 | 0.3 | +3.2% |
• PDC group | 9.1 | 3.2 | −5.9 | −64.8% |
Embarrassment–low six-month T2 cognitive impairment | ||||
• UC group | 0.9 | 0.8 | −0.1 | −11.0% |
• PDC group | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +12.5% |
Embarrassment–high six-month T2 cognitive impairment | ||||
• UC group | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.1 | −10.0% |
• PDC group | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | −12.5% |