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Table 5 Univariate analyses for continuous outcome variables at baseline and 4 months follow-up

From: Effectiveness of moving on: an Australian designed generic self-management program for people with a chronic illness

 

Intervention group

Control group

  
 

Baseline

4 months follow-up

base

4 months follow up

  
  

Program attenders (n=62)

ITT1 analysis(N=93)

 

Program attenders (N=77)

ITT analysis (N=96)

Program attenders Intervention vs Control follow-up

ITT Intervention vs Control follow-up

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD) p (1-tailed)2

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD) p (2-tailed)

P (1-tailed)

P (1-tailed)

Primary Outcomes

        

Self-efficacy

6.42 (2.13)

6.79 (2.09) p=0.028

6.64 (2.15) p=0.094

6.72 (2.08)

6.89 (2.07)p=0.423

6.99 (2.01) p=.084

P=0.323

0.099

Diet score

5.26 (2.05)

5.67 (2.16) p=0.048

5.40 (2.10) p=0.028

4.96 (1.81)

4.79 (2.05)p=0.361

4.96 (2.06) p=0.500

P=0.011

0.091

Physical activity score

1.57 (.890)

2.03(.802) p=0.000

1.92 (.922) p=0.000

1.61 (.984)

1.77 (.938) p=0.122

1.77 (.921) p=0.187

P=0.038

0.112

Self-rated health

2.11 (.777)

2.00 (.753) p=0.073

3.07 (.912) p=0.144

2.01 (.739)

2.11 (.741)p=0.163

3.17 (.919) p=0.230

P=0.207

0.201

Health distress

1.92 (1.34)

1.59 (1.33) p=0.002

1.72 (1.34) p=0.034

2.02 (1.28)

1.64 (1.33)p=0.001

1.65 (1.27) p=0.000

P=0.414

0.295

Secondary outcomes

        

Work and social adjustment

16.74 (11.70)

14.78 (11.53)p=0.004

15.02 (11.74) p=0.037

15.60 (11.68)

13.99 (10.58)p=0.044

14.17(10.63) p=0.028

P=0.345

0.127

Anxiety score

6.50 (4.34)

5.54 (3.86) p=0.010

6.30 (4.16) p=0.259

6.59 (3.96)

5.55 (3.87) p=0.004

5.75 (3.67) p=0.000

P=0.447

0.156

Depression score

5.59 (4.22)

5.11 (4.04) p=0.133

5.36 (4.31) p=0.144

5.84 (3.80)

5.01 (3.57) p=0.013

4.70 (3.42) p=0.000

P=0.446

0.133

GP visits

3.41 (2.73)

2.63 (2.82) p= 0.044

3.22 (4.33) p=0.423

3.12 (3.94)

2.42 (3.67) p=0.050

2.69 (3.65) p= 0.057

P=0.367

0.193

  1. Notes:
  2. 1. Intention to treat (ITT) analysis combines follow-up data of the “program attenders” and those that withdrew prior to commencing the intervention program or during the program, that is, considering everyone that was allocated to the intervention program as being part of the trial, whether or not they attended or completed the program.
  3. 2. In view of the directionality of the research hypotheses (i.e. the results of the intervention group were expected to be better than for the control group), one-tailed tests were carried out for the intervention group.
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