TABLE 2.
Pyschosocial Mediating Factors: Outcomes by Treatment Group
| Treatment
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P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention
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Control
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| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||
| Change in number of alcohol drinks in past 30 days* | 55 | 0.86 (9.39) | 57 | 4.24 (36.37) | 0.4611 |
| Change in number of days marijuana was used in past 30 days | 54 | −0.61 (3.86) | 57 | 0.51 (3.70) | 0.1688 |
| Change in number of days cocaine was used in past 30 days* | 55 | 0.13 (0.75) | 57 | −0.40 (1.92) | 0.3793 |
| Change in self-efficacy* | 30 | −0.27 (1.44) | 35 | −0.57 (1.65) | 0.2877 |
| High motivation to adhere (exit)† | 60 | 93.3% | 56 | 87.5% | 0.2839 |
| (Controlling for baseline)‡ | 0.3641 | ||||
| Change in general social support* | 49 | −0.5 (3.59) | 52 | 0.71 (3.28) | 0.0212 |
| Change in desire to participate in medical decision making* | 55 | 0.36 (1.80) | 54 | −0.20 (2.01) | 0.1975 |
| Change in beliefs about ART | |||||
| Believe ART helps person live longer (exit)† | 59 | 79.66% | 56 | 85.71% | 0.3920 |
| (Controlling for baseline)‡ | 0.7747 | ||||
| Believe ART makes quality of life much better (exit)† | 60 | 66.67% | 56 | 51.79% | 0.1028 |
| (Controlling for baseline)‡ | 0.0884 | ||||
| Believe Taking ART is too much trouble for benefit (exit)§ | 60 | 57 | 0.9303 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 55.00% | 54.39% | |||
| Disagree | 36.67% | 36.84% | |||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | 8.33% | 8.77% | |||
| (Controlling for baseline)∥ | 0.2227 | ||||
| Believe ART is definitely worth taking (exit)† | 60 | 91.67% | 57 | 78.95% | 0.0510 |
| (Controlling for baseline)‡ | 0.0421 | ||||
| Believe will definitely get worse if don’t take ART (exit)† | 60 | 75.00% | 57 | 80.70% | 0.4584 |
| (Controlling for baseline)‡ | 0.7824 | ||||
| Amount of time ART regimen fits with lifestyle (%) | 54 | 52 | 0.3827 | ||
| None of the time | 55.56% | 49.15% | |||
| Little of time | 22.22% | 26.92% | |||
| Some/most/all of the time | 22.22% | 26.92% | |||
| (Controlling baseline)∥ | 0.6917 | ||||
| Access to ART | |||||
| How easy or hard to get ART prescription filled (exit) | 53 | 53 | 0.0132 | ||
| Very/somewhat hard | 11.32% | 24.53% | |||
| Somewhat easy | 9.43% | 20.75% | |||
| Very easy | 79.25% | 54.72% | |||
| (Controlling baseline)∥ | 0.1252 | ||||
| How easy to get more ART if lost or ran out (exit)§ | 54 | 50 | 0.8333 | ||
| Very/somewhat hard | 20.37% | 16.00% | |||
| Somewhat easy | 24.07% | 36.00% | |||
| Very easy | 55.56% | 48.00% | |||
| (Controlling baseline)∥ | 0.7276 | ||||
| Extent that a need for privacy interferes with taking ART (exit)§ | 54 | 52 | 0.9370 | ||
| Almost none of time | 81.48% | 86.54% | |||
| Some of the time | 14.81% | 3.85% | |||
| Most/nearly all of the time | 54 | 3.70% | 9.62% | ||
| (Controlling for baseline stigma/privacy)∥ | 0.2613 | ||||
| Experienced side effects during study (exit)† | 54 | 53.70% | 52 | 38.46% | 0.1173 |
| (Controlling baseline)‡ | 0.9100 | ||||
| Barriers to taking ART | |||||
| How hard or easy it is to remember to take ART (exit)§ | 54 | 52 | 0.5074 | ||
| Very/somewhat hard | 7.41% | 5.77% | |||
| Fairly easy | 29.63% | 25.00% | |||
| Very easy | 62.69 | 69.23% | |||
| (Controlling baseline)∥ | 0.1757 | ||||
| Understands how to take ART during study (exit)† | 54 | 94.44% | 52 | 90.38% | 0.4289 |
| (Controlling baseline)‡ | 0.6431 | ||||
| Has a case manager (exit)† | 59 | 59.32% | 57 | 45.61% | 0.1394 |
| (Controlling baseline)‡ | 0.9572 | ||||
| Satisfaction with medical care* | 51 | 0.29 (1.66) | 51 | −0.06 (1.58) | 0.2812 |
| Trust in provider* | 49 | −0.20 (2.41) | 50 | −0.14 (3.08) | 0.6514 |
| Coping scale* | |||||
| Positive | 49 | −0.55 (3.34) | 52 | −1.18 (3.28) | 0.1462 |
| Avoidant | 49 | −2.33 (3.05) | 52 | −1.00 (2.80) | 0.0659 |
| Information seeking | 49 | −0.51 (1.82) | 52 | −0.92 (2.08) | 0.5142 |
| Perceived stress* | 49 | −1.96 (3.37) | 52 | −1.00 (3.73) | 0.3610 |
*
Wilcoxon rank sum.
†
Chi-square.
‡
Stratified Mantel-Haenszel χ2.
§
Mantel-Haenszel row mean score.
∥
Stratified Mantel-Haenszel row mean score.