Table 2.
Current General Medical Conditions and Function/Quality of Life, by Recruitment Setting
| Primary Care | Specialty Care | ||||||
| n = 1,063 (41.8%) | n = 1,478 (58.2%) | ||||||
| Baseline Characteristics | Mean (SD) | Adjusted Mean (SE) | Mean (SD) | Adjusted Mean (SE) | Total N = 2,541 Mean (SD) | UnadjustedPValue | AdjustedPValue* |
| CIRS, total score | 5.1 (4.1) | – | 3.9 (3.7) | – | 4.4 (3.9) | <.001 | – |
| SF-12 | |||||||
| Physical | 46.4 (12.3) | 47.6 (0.5) | 51.1 (11.6) | 49.5 (0.5) | 49.2 (12.1) | <.001 | .004 |
| Mental | 28.9 (9.8) | 28.7 (0.4) | 25.5 (8.3) | 26.2 (0.4) | 26.9 (8.8) | <.001 | <.001 |
| WSAS | 22.3 (9.8) | 21.8 (0.5) | 24.4 (8.9) | 24.2 (0.4) | 23.5 (9.3) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Q-LES-Q | 42.7 (15.9) | 44.0 (0.7) | 41.0( 14.9) | 41.2 (0.7) | 41.7 (15.4) | 0.013 | <.001 |
CIRS = Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; SF-12 = 12-Item Health Survey; WSAS = Work and Social Adjustment Scale; Q-LES-Q = Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire.
* Adjusted for age, sex, education, marital status, employment status, ethnicity, length of current episode, and CIRS total score.