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. 2014 Jan 11;4(1):e003706. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003706

Table 2.

Self-efficacy and scores at baseline (patients on ARN and NRN and their partners): median (IQR)

Patients
Partners of patients
ARN (n=387) NRN (n=149) p Value* ARN (n=318) NRN (n=120) p Value†
Smoking cessation self-efficacy‡
 Score (range 5–20) 12 (9, 16) 13 (9, 18) 0.355 11 (9, 14) 10 (7, 12) 0.055
 Low (5–12): n (%) 20 (51) 8 (42) 0.512 20 (54) 14 (82) 0.045
 High (13–20): n (%) 19 (49) 11 (58)   17 (46) 3 (18)
Physical activity self-efficacy
 Score (range 5–20) 14 (11, 15) 14 (12, 18) 0.073 14 (11, 17) 14 (10, 16) 0.948
 Low (5–14): n (%) 205 (55) 76 (52) 0.530 163 (53) 65 (56) 0.588
 High (15–20): n (%) 167 (45) 70 (48)   144 (47) 51 (44)  
Diet self-efficacy
 Score (range 5–20) 15 (14, 18) 15 (14, 20) 0.121 15 (14, 19) 15 (12, 20) 0.875
 Low (5–15): n (%) 230 (62) 84 (59) 0.566 191 (62) 73 (64) 0.731
 High (16–20): n (%) 144 (39) 59 (41)   116 (38) 41 (36)  
Alcohol resistance self-efficacy
 Score (range 3–12) 9 (7, 12) 10 (7, 12) 0.657 11 (8, 12) 10 (7, 12) 0.530
 Low (3–10): n (%) 187 (55) 71 (55) 0.956 133 (48) 55 (51) 0.511
 High (11–12): n (%) 151 (45) 58 (45) 146 (52) 52 (49)
MHLC Internal
 Score (range 6–36) 25 (22, 28) 26 (21, 29) 0.381 26 (22, 28) 26 (22, 29) 0.696
 Low (6–25): n (%) 203 (53) 72 (49) 0.415 152 (48) 59 (50) 0.783
 High (26–36): n (%) 183 (47) 76 (51) 164 (52) 60 (50)
MHLC Chance
 Score (range 6–36) 17 (13, 21) 17 (13, 21) 0.335 18 (14, 22) 17 (13, 22) 0.788
 Low (6–17): n (%) 197 (51) 83 (56) 0.332 154 (49) 61 (51) 0.638
 High (18–36): n (%) 189 (49) 66 (44) 162 (51) 58 (49)
MHLC Powerful Others
 Score (range 6–36) 18 (14, 23) 17 (12, 21) 0.032 18 (13, 22) 15 (11, 20) 0.018
 Low (6–17): n (%) 186 (48) 77 (52) 0.442 154 (49) 75 (63) 0.008
 High (18–36): n (%) 199 (52) 71 (48) 162 (51) 44 (37)

Bold font represents p values of ≤0.05. Italic font are p≥0.05.

*p values for difference between patients.

†p values for difference between partners.

‡Current smokers only.

ARN, abnormal result notification; MHLC, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control; NRN, normal result notification.