Table 4 Multidimensional assessment of patients' subgroups (at base-line, 2 & 6 months)

Baseline

6 months

Mean (95%CI)

p

Mean (95%CI)

p

Intervention(n = 75)

Control (n = 90)

Intervention(n = 75)

Control (n = 90)

8.02 (7.41–8.62)

8.88 (8.35–9.40)

0.023*

8.50 (7.94–9.06)

9.05 (8.63–9.47)

0.142

39.19 (32.54–45.83)

50.00 (42.79–57.21)

0.021*

43.15(34.66–51.63)

50.62 (43.06–58.18)

0.222

3.89 (2.97–4.80)

2.34 (1.64–3.04)

0.042*

4.13(3.10–5.15)

2.13 (1.47–2.79)

0.008*

1.13 (0.78–1.47)

2.11 (1.64–2.58)

0.008*

1.08(0.71–1.46)

2.14 (1.62–2.65)

0.007*

Hospital discharges (n = 70)

Basal

2 months

Mean (95%CI)

p

Mean (95%CI)

p

Intervention(n = 42)

Control (n = 28)

Intervention(n = 42)

Control (n = 28)

8.90 (8.30–9.47)

9.45 (8.90–9.96)

0.217

9.29 (8.79–9.79)

9.53 (8.95–10.00)

0.378

47.38 (38.51–56.25)

66.79 (52.06–81.51)

0.004*

70.44 (60.39–80.50)

71.35 (56.80–85.89)

0.678

2.10 (1.05–3.15)

1.00 (0.00–2.07)

0.090

1.65 (0.48–2.81)

1.00 (0.08–1.81)

0.407

1.68 (1.12–2.24)

3.39 (2.23–4.56)

0.006*

3.03 (1.94–4.13)

3.92 (2.46–5.39)

0.335

Terminal care (n = 23)

Basal

6 months

Mean (95%CI)

p

Mean (95%CI)

p

Intervention(n = 13)

Control (n = 10)

Intervention(n = 13)

Control (n = 10)

8.00 (6.31–9.69)

9.00 (6.85–11.15)

0.371

NA

NA

-

59.62 (36.89–82.34)

47.22 (13.71–80.73)

0.647

NA

NA

-

3.27 (0.55–5.99)

0.20 (0.00–0.76)

0.090

NA

NA

-

2.08 (0.81–3.35)

2.56 (0.38–4.73)

0.794

NA

NA

-