Table 4.
Health outcome | Leaflet and advice (n = 65), mean (s.d.) | Joint protection only (n = 62), mean (s.d.) | Hand exercises only (n = 65), mean (s.d.) | Joint protection plus hand exercises (n = 65), mean (s.d.) |
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EQ-5D (imputed) | ||||
Baseline | 0.623 (0.26) | 0.646 (0.25) | 0.645 (0.21) | 0.659 (0.26) |
3 months | 0.665 (0.24) | 0.682 (0.17) | 0.660 (0.22) | 0.676 (0.24) |
6 months | 0.658 (0.25) | 0.635 (0.25) | 0.692 (0.18) | 0.672 (0.24) |
12 months | 0.634 (0.22) | 0.684 (0.19) | 0.708 (0.18) | 0.659 (0.27) |
QALYs (imputed) | ||||
QALYs at 12 months | 0.649 (0.21) | 0.660 (0.19) | 0.682 (0.16) | 0.668 (0.23) |
QALYs at 12 months, predicted meana | 0.662 (0.17) | 0.659 (0.16) | 0.681 (0.14) | 0.658 (0.16) |
aValues are predicted mean scores obtained from the multiple regression equation when controlling for baseline imbalances. None of the differences in EQ-5D or QALYs between the trial arms were statistically significant (Kruskal–Wallis test).