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Table 2 Differences in secondary outcomes between the two distribution strategies

From: How to best distribute written patient education materials among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized comparison of two strategies

 

Group

“unsolicited supply”

N = 194

Group

“supply on demand”

N = 176

Difference (95% CI)

Educational needs, D-ENAT(0–156), mean (SD)

81.3 (26.9)

75.7 (27.5)

−4.2 (−9.9–1.5)

Self-efficacy, GSES, mean (SD)

32.4 (5.7)

32.6 (5.4)

0.2 (−1.0–1.3)

Illness perceptions, IPQ-R, mean (SD)

 Timeline (6–30)

24.7 (4.6)

24.4 (5.4)

−0.4 (−1.3–0.6)

 Consequences (4–20)

18.9 (4.8)

18.8 (4.5)

− 0.1 (− 1.1–0.9)

 Timeline cyclical (6–30)

13.9 (3.4)

14.2 (3.5)

0.3 (− 0.4–1.0)

 Personal control (6–30)

19.0 (3.6)

19.7 (3.6)

0.7 (0.0–1.5)

 Treatment control (5–25)

17.8 (2.9)

17.9 (3.0)

0.1 (− 0.5–0.7)

 Illness coherence (5–25)

17.6 (3.8)

17.4 (3.6)

− 0.2 (− 1.0–0.6)

 Emotional representation (6–30)

13.8 (4.3)

14.1 (4.1)

0.3 (− 0.6–1.1)

  1. D-ENAT (Dutch) Educational Needs Assessment Tool, GSES General Self-efficacy Scale, IPQ-R Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire