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Table 5 Estimated rate of change from baseline to week 4 (Phase 1) and 4–12 weeks follow-up (Phase 2) – controlling for site and number of hours before week 4

From: How effective are volunteers at supporting people in their last year of life? A pragmatic randomised wait-list trial in palliative care (ELSA)

Measure and slope

Immediate

b (95% CI)

Wait

b (95% CI)

Immediate vs. Wait

b (95% CI)

QoL Physical domain

   

Phase 1

1.36 (–1.72 to 4.43)

–3.08 (–6.12 to –0.03)

4.43 (0.10 to 8.76)

Phase 2

1.04 (–2.43 to 4.51)

–0.15 (–2.19 to 1.89)

1.19 (–2.83 to 5.22)

QoL Psychological domain

   

Phase 1

0.52 (–2.88 to 3.92)

–2.21 (–5.63 to 1.19)

2.74 (–2.08 to 7.55)

Phase 2

0.61 (–3.21 to 4.43)

–1.20 (–3.45 to 1.05)

1.81 (–2.62 to 6.24)

QoL Environmental domain

   

Phase 1

–3.25 (–6.50 to –0.009)

–3.65 (–6.87 to –0.43)

0.40 (–4.17 to 4.96)

Phase 2

3.32 (–0.37 to 7.02)

0.46 (–1.68 to 2.61)

2.86 (–1.41 to 7.14)

  1. QoL quality of life, CI confidence interval