Table 4

Outcomes analysis

Outcome	Difference at 12 weeks	Change from baseline	Change adjusted for age	Multilevel model
Outcome	Difference at 12 weeks	Change from baseline	Change adjusted for age	Change at 6 weeks, adjusted for age	Change at 12 weeks, adjusted for age	Composite p value
NEADL	3.47	4.37	3.77	2.89	4.51	0.14
HADS-A*	−0.85	−0.61	−0.23	−0.06	−0.45	0.87
HADS-D*	−0.96	−0.55	−0.38	−0.93	−0.59	0.36
SAQOL mean	0.26	0.05	0.02	0.02	0.05	0.91
SAQOL physical	0.32	−0.10	−0.09	−0.03	−0.08	0.87
SAQOL communication	0.15	0.17	0.14	0.13	0.16	0.52
SAQOL psychological	0.26	0.15	0.08	0.04	0.14	0.72
SF-12 physical	3.13	−0.31	−0.37	0.61	−0.07	0.91
SF-12 mental	3.36	−1.16	−1.77	−3.92	−2.20	0.31
SSEQ	4.83	1.91	1.11	2.20	2.17	0.30

Values are expressed as mean differences between intervention and control sites. Output from the multilevel model comparing changes (adjusted for age) across collected outcome measures.
*High scores on HADS indicate worse morbidity, for all other scales this is reversed.
NEADL, Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale; HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Anxiety scores; HADS-D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Depression scores; SAQOL, Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life scores; SF-12, Short Form 12 questionnaire; SSEQ, Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.