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. 2013 Sep 30;63(615):e683–e690. doi: 10.3399/bjgp13X673694

Table 2.

Mean change in the domain scores of the SCNS-P&C, HADS and SF12 compared to baseline within each treatment group and differences between groups

Characteristic Follow-up, months Treatment group Mean change (SD) Absolute difference between groups LSMa (95%CI)

Control Intervention Difference between groups P-value
SCNS-P&Cb 1 −0.6 (6.5) −1.2 (6.2) 0.19 (−1.19 to 1.56) 0.791
Health care service needs 3 −0.8 (8.2) −2.4 (6.5) 0.45 (−1.13 to 2.04) 0.575
6 −1.5 (8.4) −2.5 (8.1) 0.23 (−1.65 to 2.10) 0.811

SCNS-P&C 1 −0.6 (7.1) −0.8 (7.0) 0.65 (−0.98 to 2.28) 0.434
Psychology and emotional needs 3 −1.4 (7.6) −2.0 (7.2) 0.33 (−1.39 to 2.05) 0.709
6 −2.5 (9.7) −2.0 (8.3) 1.45 (−0.80 to 3.69) 0.205

SCNS-P&C 1 0.1 (3.9) −0.6 (3.9) 0.06 (−0.80 to 0.92) 0.892
Work and social needs 3 −0.0 (4.3) −1.0 (3.9) 0.32 (−0.60 to 1.24) 0.497
6 −1.2 (4.8) −1.5 (4.4) 0.36 (−0.72 to 1.44) 0.516

SCNS-P&C 1 −0.4 (4.7) −0.9 (4.2) 0.12 (−0.86 to 1.11) 0.804
Information needs 3 −0.5 (5.2) −1.7 (4.5) 0.51 (−0.62 to 1.64) 0.373
6 −1.3 (5.6) −2.2 (5.7) 0.01 (−1.24 to 1.27) 0.981

SCNS-P&C 1 −0.3 (5.0) −1.1 (6.0) 0.18 (−1.06 to 1.42) 0.772
Total number of unmet needs 3 −0.8 (6.0) −2.3 (4.9) 0.49 (−0.76 to 1.73) 0.441
6 −1.6 (6.8) −2.6 (6.4) 0.16 (−1.40 to 1.72) 0.841

HADSc anxiety score 1 −0.5 (2.8) −0.8 (3.0) 0.05 (−0.63 to 0.73) 0.886
3 −0.4 (3.2) −1.0 (3.8) 0.33 (−0.51 to 1.18) 0.437
6 −1.1 (4.0) −0.7 (3.8) 0.82 (−0.18 to 1.82) 0.109

HADS depression score 1 0.3 (2.7) −0.1 (2.5) 0.22 (−0.39 to 0.83) 0.473
3 0.4 (3.5) −0.0 (3.2) 0.21 (−0.62 to 1.03) 0.624
6 −0.1 (3.9) 0.3 (3.9) 0.73 (−0.28 to 1.74) 0.154

SF-12d Physical component score 1 0.0 (6.6) −0.7 (8.2) 0.61 (−1.09 to 2.31) 0.482
3 −0.0 (7.3) −1.0 (8.0) 0.85 (−0.99 to 2.70) 0.362
6 0.1 (7.6) −0.0 (9.4) 0.14 (−2.03 to 2.30) 0.902

SF-12 Mental component score 1 −0.4 (9.1) 1.2 (8.4) 0.45 (−1.56 to 2.46) 0.662
3 −0.4 (9.0) 2.4 (9.3) 1.49 (−0.68 to 3.66) 0.178
6 0.6 (10.9) 2.1 (9.8) 0.13 (−2.50 to 2.76) 0.924
a

LSM = Least Squares Mean.

b

SCNS-P&C domain scores normalised to range of 0–100 .

c

HADS Anxiety and Depression scores range 0–21. Scores ≥8 indicate clinical anxiety or depression.

d

SF-12 score range from 0–100. Higher score indicates better health related quality of life.