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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: At 6 months, patients receiving standard care were more likely to have died (adjusted hazard ratio, 4. 44 ; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1. 24-15. 87) ; for morbidity outcomes, a 6-point difference in the Physical Component Summary score of the 36-item Short Form Questionnaire (95 % CI, 4. 2-8. 7), a 7-point difference for the Mental Component Summary score (95 % CI, 4. 5-9. 5), a 13-point difference in Modified Barthel Index scores (95 % CI, 6. 8-18. 3), and a 6-point difference in Self-Rating Anxiety Scale scores (95 % CI, 4. 4-8. 3) was reported in favor of the intervention groups.