Per cent distribution of participant responses for each item on the IOI-AI at follow-up (n=57)
| Item | Per cent (%) reported | ||||
| None | <1 hour/day | 1–4 hours/day | 4–8 hours/day | >8 hours/day | |
| Use (%) | 3.5 | 29.8 | 49.1 | 12.3 | 5.3 |
| Not at all | Slightly | Moderately | Quite a lot | Very much | |
| Benefit (%)* | 0 | 35.1 | 29.8 | 31.6 | 3.5 |
| Sat (%) | 0 | 8.8 | 19.3 | 28.1 | 43.8 |
| Very much | Quite a lot | Moderately | Slightly | None | |
| RAL (%) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 49.1 | 38.6 | 5.3 |
| RPR (%) | 0 | 17.6 | 31.6 | 36.8 | 14.0 |
| Ioth (%) | 0 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 48.3 | 31.0 |
| Worse | No change | Slightly | Quite a lot | Very much | |
| QOL (%) | 0 | 10.3 | 44.8 | 38.0 | 6.9 |
*Statistically significant difference between control and intervention groups (control: not at all=0%, slightly=26.9%, moderately=19.2%, quite a lot=46.2%, very much=7.7%; intervention: not at all=0%, slightly=41.9%, moderately=38.7%, quite a lot=19.4%, very much=0%; p=0.040).
IOI-AI, international outcomes inventory-alternative interventions; Ioth, impact on others; QOL, quality of life; RAL, residual activity limitations; RPR, residual participating restrictions; Sat, satisfaction.