Table 4.
Baseline PROs for low and high usea of HCP the year before and during hospital stay
| Variable | Last year before rehabilitation (n = 317) | During rehabilitation stay (n = 317) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low use (<2) (n = 94) | High use (>5) (n = 93) | p- value | Low use (<4) (n = 85) | High use (>6) (n = 84) | P-value | |
| HAQ | 1.08 (0.65) | 1.42 (0.66) | <0.001 | 1.20 (0.68) | 1.35 (0.68) | 0.60 |
| SF36 PCS | 32.4 (9.7) | 27.6 (10.1) | 0.001 | 30.2 (9.8) | 27.7 (10.4) | 0.11 |
| SF36 MCS | 44.7 (12.1) | 45.2 (13.0) | 0.79 | 44.7 (11.7) | 43 (13.4) | 0.40 |
| Pain | 52.3 (25.4) | 53.7 (25.4) | 0.71 | 50.1 (26.8) | 51.9 (24.0) | 0.66 |
| Fatigue | 56.2 (28.3) | 65.2 (25.2) | 0.023 | 58.9 (26.7) | 64.8 (25.6) | 0.15 |
| Patient global | 49.2 (27.2) | 52.6 (23.0) | 0.38 | 50.0 (26.0) | 50.5 (23.7) | 0.90 |
| SES pain | 55.6 (16.2) | 54.2 (16.8) | 0.57 | 52.9 (18.8) | 53.3 (14.3) | 0.90 |
| SES symptoms | 60.2 (14.7) | 62.6 (13.9) | 0.28 | 59.9 (14.4) | 61.2 (14.6) | 0.57 |
| RADAI | 4.40 (2.08) | 4.80 (2.07) | 0.20 | 4.72 (2.26) | 4.60 (1.93) | 0.72 |
| SF6D | 0.61 (0.12) | 0.57 (0.10) | 0.038 | 0.60 (0.11) | 0.55 (0.10) | 0.002 |
a Use of health care professionals is grouped in lowest and highest tertile. The intermediate tertile for last year before rehabilitation included 126 patients (missing n = 4), and the tertile for during the rehabilitation stay included 134 patients (missing n = 14)
Values are means with standard variation and p-value from independent samples t-test
PRO Patient reported outcomes, HCP Health Care professionals, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, SF-36 Short Form 36, PCS Physical component summary, MCS mental component summary, SES Self-Efficacy Scales, RADAI Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index