The effects of a life goal-setting technique in a preventive care program for frail community-dwelling older people: a cluster nonrandomized controlled trial.

BMC Geriatr · 2016 · PMC4866031 · PMID 27175793

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failed to reach significanceno p-value reported

For frailty criteria, gains were present at both 3 months and 6 months, but failed to reach significance at 9 months.

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approached significanceno p-value reported

The difference at 6 months approached significance.

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tendency toward significanceno p-value reported

There was a significant statistical difference at 9 months, and a tendency toward significance at 6 months.

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