Usual care group (n=112) | Intervention group (n=119) | Difference (95% CI) between groups (intervention group -usual care group)** | ||||||||
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Sample | Months | mean (SD) | Difference* (95% CI) | SRM# | mean (SD) | Difference*(95% CI) | SRM# | Difference | P-value | SES$ |
Pre-intervention | 19.62 (5.79) | 20.90 (5.68) | ||||||||
3 (Post-intervention) | 17.54 (7.18) | 2.07 (1.0 to 3.1) | 0.36 | 15.42 (7.53) | 5.47(4.19 to 6.76) | 0.77 | −2.12 (−4.03 to −0.214) | 0.029 | 0.29 | |
Overal | 6 | 16.51 (7.60) | 3.1 (1.7 to 4.4) | 0.43 | 15.37 (8.74) | 5.52 (3.9 to 7.08) | 0.64 | −1.13 (−3.27 to 0.992) | 0.293 | 0.15 |
9 | 16.35 (7.84) | 3.26 (1.9 to 4.6) | 0.44 | 15.09 (8.62) | 5.8 (4.3 to 7.26) | 0.72 | −1.25 (−3.39 to 0.886) | 0.249 | 0.16 | |
Usual care group (n=48) | Intervention group(n=37) | |||||||||
Pre-intervention | 14.08 (2.72) | 13.81 (2.50) | ||||||||
Mild | 3 (Post-intervention) | 13.23 (5.57) | 0.85 (−0.56 to 2.2) | 0.17 | 10.38 (4.94) | 3.43(1.81 to 5.04) | 0.71 | −2.85 (−5.16 to −0.542) | 0.016 | 0.51 |
6 | 13.15 (6.02) | 0.93 (−0.78 to 2.65) | 0.15 | 10.65 (5.46) | 3.16 (1.15 to 5.16) | 0.52 | −2.50 (−5.015 to 0.200) | 0.052 | 0.42 | |
9 | 12.27 (5.78) | 1.81 (0.06 to 3.56) | 0.30 | 9.70 (5.93) | 4.11 (2.17 to 6.04) | 0.70 | −2.57 (−5.114 to −0.220) | 0.048 | 0.44 | |
Usual care group (n=64) | Intervention group(n=82) | |||||||||
Pre-intervention | 23.77 (3.6) | 24.10 (3.31) | ||||||||
Moderate | 3 (Post-intervention) | 20.8 (6.6) | 2.99 (1.45 to 4.51) | 0.49 | 17.7 (7.4) | 6.40(4.71 to 8.09) | 0.83 | −3.08 (−5.41 to −0.762) | 0.010 | 0.47 |
6 | 19.00 (7.7) | 4.74 (2.86 to 6.60) | 0.63 | 17.5 (9.1) | 6.60 (4.54 to 8.65) | 0.70 | −1.53 (−4.35 to 1.28) | 0.285 | 0.20 | |
9 | 19.4 (7.8) | 4.36 (2.35 to 6.36) | 0.54 | 17.50 (8.6) | 6.58 (4.63 to 8.50) | 0.74 | −1.89 (−4.60 to 0.840) | 0.174 | 0.24 |