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. 2016 Jun 20;34(24):2914–2924. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.9557

Table 3.

Noninferiority of Telephone to In-Person Counseling on Informed Decision Making and Change Between Baseline and 1-Year Follow-Up of Psychosocial and Quality-of-Life Outcomes by Intervention Arm and Urban Versus Rural, Tester Versus Nontester Groups

Outcome Urban Rural Tester Nontester
Telephone In Person Difference, Telephone − In Person Telephone In Person Difference, Telephone − In Person Telephone In Person Difference, Telephone − In Person Telephone In Person Difference, Telephone − In Person
No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) No. of Participants Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
Anxiety* 344 −0.03 (−0.32 to 0.22) 321 0.00 (−0.30 to 0.30) −0.03 (−0.72 to 0.30) 59 0.10 (−0.59 to 0.76) 61 −0.54 (−1.17 to 0.13) 0.64 (−0.85 to 1.37) 105 0.16 (−0.22 to 0.56) 130 −0.45 (−0.85 to −0.01) 0.61 (−0.30 to 1.09) 291 −0.12 (−0.41 to 0.20) 247 0.08 (−0.25 to 0.47) −0.19 (−0.93 to 0.19)
Cancer-specific distress* 337 −3.47 (−4.64 to −2.30) 310 −4.21 (−5.53 to −2.80) 0.74 (−2.30 to 2.15) 58 −5.55 (−8.90 to −2.17) 59 −5.59 (−8.95 to −2.61) 0.04 (−6.70 to 4.05) 102 −4.80 (−6.80 to −2.76) 124 −4.50 (−6.60 to −2.53] −0.30 (−5.35 to 2.00) 286 −3.59 (−4.82 to −2.24) 240 −4.63 (−6.14 to −3.07) 1.04 (−2.24 to 2.81)
Quality of life: physical health* 339 −0.29 (−1.06 to 0.51) 318 0.20 (−0.45 to 0.89) −0.49 (−1.36 to 1.29) 58 −1.02 (−2.81 to 0.94) 61 −1.05 (−2.90 to 0.78) 0.03 (−2.21 to 4.59) 104 −0.67 (−2.28 to 0.82) 129 −0.56 (−1.84 to 0.59) −0.11 (−1.73 to 3.36) 286 −0.24 (−1.11 to 0.53) 245 0.27 (−0.50 to 1.02) −0.51 (−1.51 to 1.18)
Quality of life: mental health* 339 −0.88 (−1.75 to 0.06) 318 −1.17 (−2.07 to −0.23) 0.29 (−0.80 to 2.30) 58 −0.23 (−2.17 to 1.74) 61 −0.65 (−2.35 to 0.98) 0.42 (−1.66 to 5.39) 104 −0.26 (−1.92 to 1.34) 129 −0.18 (−1.50 to 1.33) −0.08 (−1.95 to 3.14) 286 −0.89 (−1.91 to −0.02) 245 −1.45 (−2.54 to −0.47) 0.56 (−0.55 to 2.61)
Decisional conflict 325 27.25 (25.46 to 29.05) 300 26.41 (24.70 to 28.10) 0.84 (−3.00 to 3.06) 54 23.80 (20.00 to 27.81) 55 29.42 (25.23 to 33.59) −5.62 (−14.98 to −0.88) 103 17.43 (14.63 to 20.53) 120 22.62 (19.88 to 25.70) −5.19 (−11.29 to −2.05) 270 30.37 (28.54 to 32.25) 231 29.16 (27.38 to 30.97) 1.21 (−2.76 to 3.35)
Decisional regret 323 21.53 (19.45 to 23.57) 300 21.34 (19.10 to 23.52) 0.19 (−4.89 to 2.69) 54 18.33 (13.60 to 23.35) 54 21.57 (17.24 to 25.79) −3.24 (−15.70 to 2.215) 103 10.73 (8.08 to 13.44) 120 12.58 (9.81 to 15.69) −1.86 (−9.04 to 1.22) 268 25.20 (22.94 to 27.48) 230 25.95 (23.69 to 28.29) −0.74 (−6.25 to 2.01)
Perceived personal control 345 1.52 (1.48 to 1.56) 320 1.54 (1.50 to 1.58) −0.02 (−0.06 to 0.06) 60 1.53 (1.44 to 1.63) 61 1.49 (1.38 to 1.61) 0.04 (−0.08 to 0.26) 107 1.62 (1.57 to 1.69) 131 1.63 (1.57 to 1.69) −0.01 (−0.08 to 0.16) 291 1.48 (1.43 to 1.52) 245 1.48 (1.43 to 1.52) 0.00 (−0.05 to 0.12)
*

Values indicate change from baseline.