Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for patient evaluations and outcome measures
| Characteristics | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMTO6W dichotomized* | 183 | |||
| High (3.5+) | 101 | 55.2 | ||
| Low (<3.5) | 82 | 44.89 | ||
| SEMTO12M dichotomized** | 158 | |||
| High (3.5+) | 78 | 49.4 | ||
| Low (<3.5) | 80 | 50.6 | ||
| Empathy 3 groups | 183 | |||
| Low (10–30) | 38 | 20.8 | ||
| Middle (31–40) | 56 | 30.6 | ||
| High (41–50) | 89 | 48.6 | ||
| Mean | SD | Median | Range [theoretical] | |
| SEMTO6W scale | 3.37 | 0.61 | 3.5 | 1.5–4.0 [1–4] |
| SEMTO12M scale | 3.22 | 0.73 | 3.25 | 1–4 [1–4] |
| Δ SEMTO | −0.102 | 0.66 | 0 | −2.0 to 2.0 [−4 to 4] |
| Empathy scale | 38.26 | 9.19 | 40 | 12–50 [10–50] |
| CPQ Scale PSC | 3.03 | 0.66 | 3.09 | 1–4 [1–4] |
| 6 W SF-36 PSS | 35.93 | 7.47 | 35.08 | 14–59 [0–100] |
| 12 M SF-36 PSS | 44.76 | 9.35 | 46.67 | 18.9–62 [0–100] |
| 6 W SF-36 MSS | 43.72 | 13.03 | 45.91 | 16.8–70.2 [0–100] |
| 12 M SF-36 MSS | 48.45 | 12.38 | 52.93 | 12.4–67.2 [0–100] |
| Δ SF-36 PSS | 9.15 | 9.01 | 7.67 | −11.1 to 37.3 [−100 to 100] |
| Δ SF-36 MSS | 5.32 | 12.00 | 5.32 | −28.9 to 38.1 [−100 to 100] |
Notes:
*
SEMTO6W split at a value of 3.5 points.
**
SEMTO12M split at a value of 3.5 points.
Abbreviations: 6 W SF-36, 6-week 36-Item Short Form Survey Instrument; 12 M SF-36, 12-month 36-Item Short Form Survey Instrument; CPQ, Cologne Patient Questionnaire; MSS, Mental Summary Score; PSC, psychosocial care; PSS, Physical Summary Score; SD, standard deviation; SEMTO, subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome; SEMTO6W, subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome 6 weeks after discharge; SEMTO12M, subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome 12 months after discharge; Δ, change from 6 weeks to 12 months measurement.