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Table 5 Summarized GAS results and significance of findings

From: Feasibility of Goal Attainment Scaling as a patient-reported outcome measure for older patients in primary care

Frailty Risk

Mean number of goals/patient (min, max)

Initial GAS Score (SD)

Follow-up GAS Score (SD)

Change (SD)

p-value

All patients

Follow-up patients

All patients

Follow-up patients

All

2.2 (1, 4)

2.0 (1, 4)

43.6 (7.2)

43.9 (7.5)

45.9 (11.7)

2.4 (13.4)

0.37

Low

2.1 (1, 3)

2.1 (1, 3)

44.0 (7.5)

44.1 (7.8)

46.6 (12.8)

2.5 (13.9)

0.54

Moderate

2.0 (0, 4)

1.8 (1, 4)

45.0 (7.1)

45.9 (6.2)

45.2 (13.6)

-0.6 (12.6)

0.89

High

2.3 (1, 4)

2.2 (1, 4)

41.9 (7.4)

42.1 (8.5)

46.4 (10.1)

4.4 (13.9)

0.37