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. 2016 Feb 12;18(2):e27. doi: 10.2196/jmir.4246

Table 2.

Results of the primary outcome measure (overall PSQ score) from baseline to 3-month follow-up for complete-case and intention-to-treat analyses.

Outcome Intervention, mean (SD) Control, mean (SD) Cronbach alpha Difference




Mean (95% CI) P a
Complete case n=25 n=49



Baseline 55.5 (18.8) 56.8 (18.0) .86 –1.3 (–10.2, –7.7) .78

Follow-up 42.5 (19.7) 43.1 (19.4) .91 –0.7 (–10.2, 8.9) .89

Difference –13.1 (13.9) –13.7 (14.8)
–0.6 (–7.7, 6.5) .34
Intention-to-treat n=40 n=53



Baseline 55.0 (19.2) 56.2 (17.4) .86 –1.2 (–8.8, 6.4) .76

Follow-up 46.9 (20.5) 43.6 (18.7) .90 3.3 (–4.8, 11.4) .42

Difference –8.2 (12.7) –12.6 (14.7)
–4.5 (–10.2, 1.3) .13

a P values are from Student t test.