Table 5.
Change in variables by arm over time.
| Arm | Baseline, mean (SD) | 6 weeks, mean (SD) | t (df) | P valuea | 6 weeks, mean (SD) | 3 months, mean (SD) | t (df) | P valueb | |
| Decisional conflict | |||||||||
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Healium | 34.68 (26.99) | 7.15 (15.32) | 10.76 (123) | <.001; n=124 | 7.86 (16.42) | 6.10 (14.81) | 1.41 (104) | .16; n=105 |
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Comparison | 32.45 (23.33) | 6.17 (12.82) | 11.49 (102) | <.001; n=103 | 6.18 (12.82) | 5.03 (11.17) | 1.08 (92) | .28; n=93 |
| Satisfaction with decision | |||||||||
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Healium | —c | — | — | — | 35.19 (7.78) | 36.73 (7.01) | –2.04 (102) | .04 |
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Comparison | — | — | — | — | 35.45 (7.61) | 37.52 (5.68) | –2.58 (90) | .01 |
| Anxiety or tension (a facet of the emotional quality of life) | |||||||||
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Healium | 1.59 (0.43) | 1.54 (0.41) | 1.21 (116) | .23 | 1.53 (0.37) | 1.49 (0.46) | 0.75 (94) | .46 |
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Comparison | 1.59 (0.39) | 1.54 (0.42) | 1.11 (102) | .27 | 1.54 (0.42) | 1.51 (0.34) | 0.49 (87) | .63 |
| Depression (a facet of the emotional quality of life) | |||||||||
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Healium | 1.58 (0.67) | 1.39 (0.51) | 3.28 (116) | .001 | 1.37 (0.50) | 1.40 (0.64) | –0.51 (94) | .61 |
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Comparison | 1.64 (0.71) | 1.42 (0.54) | 3.58 (102) | <.001 | 1.40 (0.55) | 1.33 (0.48) | 1.59 (87) | .12 |
aComparing baseline and 6 weeks.
bComparing 6 weeks and 3 months.
cNot available.