Table 5.
Changes in situational confidence, hepatitis C knowledge and readiness to change measures
| Measure | Baseline | Six-month Follow-up | ||||||||||
| EPC n = 37 | SEC n = 41 | EPC n = 36 | SEC n = 41 |
Effect of Treatment |
Effect of Time |
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| ANCOVA | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | F | p | F | p |
| DICQ – Unpleasant emotions | 49.27 | 30.1 | 54.51 | 30.06 | 56.86 | 28.8 | 62.85 | 31.56 | 0.38 | 0.54 | 14.44 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Physical discomfort score | 56.76 | 27.2 | 61.9 | 28.26 | 64.11 | 24.09 | 66.27 | 30.85 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 10.07 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Pleasant emotions | 74.16 | 25.3 | 79.17 | 21.67 | 77.44 | 24.62 | 78.51 | 25.73 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 15.38 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Testing personal control | 57.76 | 30.7 | 60.44 | 31.51 | 64.53 | 28.76 | 63.1 | 32.42 | 0.05 | 0.82 | 11.54 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Urges and temptations | 49.27 | 30.2 | 56.98 | 29.4 | 58.22 | 28.41 | 59.61 | 31.64 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 15.08 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Conflict with others | 59.27 | 30.3 | 65.24 | 28.36 | 67.61 | 26.35 | 68.59 | 30.84 | 0.07 | 0.79 | 20.54 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Social pressure to use | 49.43 | 32.9 | 52.68 | 34.48 | 48.5 | 35.9 | 56.54 | 34.49 | 0.92 | 0.34 | 20.63 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Pleasant times with others score | 59.14 | 27.5 | 63.49 | 28.64 | 67.5 | 27.02 | 68.68 | 29.12 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 13.93 | 0.00 |
| DICQ – Overall score | 56.08 | 26.8 | 61.76 | 26.14 | 61.06 | 25.14 | 65.73 | 28.2 | 0.22 | 0.64 | 21.68 | 0.00 |
| Hepatitis-C Knowledge Questionnaire | 16.22 | 2.29 | 16.2 | 1.79 | 17.44 | 1.89 | 17.61 | 1.66 | 0.08 | 0.78 | 16.46 | 0.00 |
| Readiness to change stage | 2.54 | 0.73 | 2.54 | 0.78 | 2.58 | 0.73 | 2.56 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.57 | 0.45 |