Table 3 Comparison of outcome variables between baseline and 8 month follow-up
From: The impact of a social prescribing service on patients in primary care: a mixed methods evaluation
Outcomes | Control Group | Intervention Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |||||
n | Mean (S.D.) | n | Mean (S.D.) | n | Mean (S.D.) | n | Mean (S.D.) | |
General health scorea | 296 | 3.3 (1.00) | 127 | 3.3 (1.02) | 184 | 2.8 (1.00) | 65 | 2.7 (0.95) |
HADS Anxiety score (range 0–21)b | 287 | 8.1 (5.47) | 124 | 7.6 (5.43) | 175 | 11.3 (5.02) | 63 | 11.2 (5.02) |
HADS Depression score (scale 0–21)b | 295 | 6.7 (5.22) | 124 | 5.9 (5.22) | 174 | 9.9 (5.08) | 64 | 10.1 (5.06) |
HADS score (scale 0–41)b | 286 | 14.8 (9.88) | 122 | 13.4 (9.99) | 169 | 21.1 (9.57) | 63 | 21.3 (9.36) |
Wellbeing (past week) (range 0–6) | 300 | 3.6 (1.52) | 126 | 3.9 (1.44) | 184 | 2.8 (1.47) | 65 | 2.8 (1.44) |
Active engagement in life score (scale 0–20)c | 293 | 13.7 (3.92) | 121 | 14.1 (3.89) | 179 | 13.5 (3.88) | 62 | 13.5 (3.83) |
Number of regular activities (range 0–6) | 302 | 2.8 (2.24) | 126 | 2.9 (2.27) | 184 | 1.9 (1.66) | 43 | 1.3 (1.31) |
A&E visits in past 3 months | 289 | 0.3 (0.79) | 121 | 0.5 (1.15) | 47 | 0.3 (0.68) | ||