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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2008 Spring;68(2):111–115. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00081.x

Table 2.

Change from Baseline to Follow-Up by Study Group

n
Mean (standard deviation)
or frequency
CWT* (n = 33)
DOM (n = 79)
Test
statistics
  P
Days to follow-up (mean) 49 1,019 (717) 1,191 943 t = 1.12 0.27
Mental Component Scale 34 −3.4 (11.6) −3.60 −3.29 t = −0.07 0.94
Physical Component Scale 34 −4.6 (9.3) −8.34 −2.51 t = −1.80 0.08
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Index 36 0.6 (4.9) 1.20 0.35 t = 0.50 0.62
General Oral Health Assessment Index 46 1.2 (6.3) −2.12 2.46 t = −3.05 0.004
Single-item general health 36 χ2 = 2.60 0.42
  Declined 38.9% 46.2% 34.8%
  Improved 11.1% 0.0% 17.4%
  No change 50.0% 53.8% 47.8%
Single-item oral health 47 χ2 = 0.23 0.92
  Declined 23.4% 21.4% 24.2%
  Improved 31.9% 28.6% 33.3%
  No change 44.7% 50.0% 42.4%
*

Compensated Work Therapy program.

Shading indicates statistical significance and trends approaching significance.

DOMicillary Care for Homeless Veterans program.

From the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey.

Higher scores are better.