Table 3.
Mean (sd) patient characteristics
| Test-retest | Pre-post test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents (n = 52) | Non-respondents (n = 37) | Respondents (n = 66) | Non-respondents (n = 37) | |
| Females n | 51 (98%) | 36 (97%) | 60 (91%) | 33 (89%) |
| Age, yrs | 52.8 (13.0) | 54.6 (9.6) | 53.3 (12.1) | 55.2 (12.7) |
| Disease duration, yrs, | 6.6 (7.0) | 7.4 (6,8) | ||
| Living alone | 30 (58%) | 17 (26%) | ||
| Education (<12 yrs) | 29 (56%) | 46 (70%) | ||
| Diagnoses: | ||||
| Fibromyalgia | 17 (33%) | 14 (38%) | 21 (32%) | 7 (19%) |
| Sjogrens syndrome | 17 (33%) | 10 (27%) | 7 (11%) | 12 (32%) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 9 (17%) | 7 (19%) | ||
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | 9 (17%) | 6 (16%) | ||
| Osteoarthritis | 22 (33%) | 11 (30%) | ||
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 10 (15%) | 4 (11%) | ||
| Scleroderma | 6 (9%) | 3 (8%) | ||