Quality of life, self-management capacity, psychological morbidity, well-being and self-efficacy by time and group
| Usual care | Health mentor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | |
| n=92 | n=83 | n=80 | n=90 | n=74 | n=74 | |
| SGRQ overall (0–100, higher score worse) | ||||||
| Overall | 42.3 (17.9) | 41.7 (17.8) | 40.5 (17.4) | 45.4 (18.5) | 39.8 (20.5) | 41.9 (18.9) |
| Symptoms | 52.9 (21.7) | 53.4 (22.0) | 49.6 (21.7) | 59.3 (23.0) | 53.0 (26.4) | 53.4 (25.4) |
| Activity limitation | 55.8 (19.6) | 56.7 (19.3) | 54.7 (20.2) | 58.9 (22.2) | 52.8 (25.7) | 56.7 (23.7) |
| Impacts | 30.6 (19.5) | 28.7 (18.8) | 28.5 (18.9) | 32.5 (19.5) | 27.4 (18.9) | 29.2 (18.9) |
| SF-36 (0–100, higher score better) | ||||||
| Physical functioning | 35.3 (10.6) | 35.7 (11.1) | 35.4 (10.7) | 36.0 (10.6) | 37.0 (10.8) | 36.4 (11.3) |
| Role physical | 44.1 (7.8) | 44.9 (8.7) | 45.5 (7.9) | 44.0 (8.4) | 46.0 (7.5) | 44.2 (8.4) |
| Bodily pain | 47.0 (12.3) | 47.9 (13.1) | 47.6 (12.8) | 49.2 (12.2) | 49.6 (12.5) | 49.6 (11.9) |
| General health | 37.5 (10.5) | 37.5 (10.8) | 38.3 (9.8) | 37.5 (11.3) | 37.8 (10.3) | 37.2 (10.6) |
| Vitality | 46.5 (9.8) | 46.4 (9.2) | 48.0 (9.5) | 46.5 (10.3) | 47.5 (10.1) | 46.9 (10.7) |
| Social functioning | 45.9 (11.5) | 47.9(10.7) | 47.9 (10.6) | 46.6 (11.4) | 48.4 (10.4) | 47.9 (11.6) |
| Role emotional | 44.7 (9.6) | 46.1 (10.1) | 47.1 (8.9) | 46.2 (9.4) | 47.3 (8.6) | 46.7 (9.9) |
| Mental health | 47.6 (10.6) | 48.2 (10.9) | 49.2 (10.2) | 47.4 (11.1) | 48.6 (10.9) | 50.1 (9.9) |
| PCS | 38.0 (10.0) | 38.4 (10.1) | 38.5 (9.4) | 38.8 (10.0) | 39.9 (10.2) | 38.5 (10.3) |
| MCS | 47.5 (11.3) | 48.9 (12.0) | 50.5 (10.5) | 48.2 (11.5) | 49.7 (10.6) | 50.2 (11.4) |
| PIH self-management capacity (0–8 better) | ||||||
| Overall | 6.3 (0.9) | 6.5 (1.0) | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.3 (1.0) | 6.9 (0.8) | 6.8 (1.0) |
| Knowledge | 6.0 (1.5) | 6.3 (1.3) | 6.3 (1.3) | 5.9 (1.6) | 6.8 (1.2) | 6.7 (1.4) |
| Recognition symptoms | 5.9 (1.8) | 6.1 (1.9) | 5.9 (1.9) | 6.1 (1.9) | 6.6 (1.8) | 6.6 (1.8) |
| Coping | 5.8 (1.6) | 6.2 (1.6) | 6.2 (1.6) | 5.8 (1.6) | 6.5 (1.3) | 6.3 (1.6) |
| Adherence | 7.7 (0.8) | 7.6 (1.0) | 7.6 (1.3) | 7.7 (1.0) | 7.9 (0.4) | 7.7 (0.8) |
| HADS (0–21 high worse) | ||||||
| Anxiety | 7.0 (4.1) | 6.6 (3.8) | 6.2 (4.0) | 6.7 (4.1) | 6.0 (3.6) | 6.2 (4.1) |
| Depression | 5.1 (3.6) | 4.7 (3.5) | 4.7 (3.5) | 4.6 (3.1) | 3.8 (2.8) | 4.1 (3.1) |
| CES-D (0–53) | 13.2 (8.2) | 13.6 (8.9) | 12.3 (8.3) | 12.8 (8.7) | 10.7 (8.0) | 11.6 (8.9) |
| PCL-C (0–85) | 29.5 (10.2) | 28.4 (9.9) | 30.0 (11.4) | 29.7 (11.9) | 27.7 (9.5) | 28.1 (10.8) |
| SE MCD (1–10) | 6.4 (2.4) | 6.5 (2.3) | 6.8 (2.1) | 6.6 (2.5) | 7.0 (1.9) | 6.8 (2.2) |
| SWLS (1–35) | 22.0 (7.9) | 23.5 (8.1) | 23.4 (7.2) | 23.9 (6.6) | 24.8 (6.4) | 24.4 (6.4) |
Values are mean (SD).
CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MCS, Mental Health Component Summary; PCL-C, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version; PCS, Physical Component Summary; PIH, Partners In Health; SE MCD, Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease; SF-36, Medical Outcomes Short Form 36; SGRQ, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire; SWLS, Satisfaction With Life Scale.
Statistically significant results are shown in italics.