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Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2016 Aug 26;26(2):489–503. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1397-0

Table 3. Descriptive statistics of nine PETSa domain scale scores and two single-item indicators.

PETS domainb N Mean (SD)c Score range % Floor % Ceiling Skewness

Medical information (total) 294 25.6 (19.2) 0-100 17 <1 0.67
 HCMCd 133 29.3 (21.5) 0-100 17 <1 0.63
 Mayoe 161 22.5 (16.5) 0-83.3 17 0 0.42

Medications (total) 307 10.2 (16.4) 0-83.3 50 0 2.18
 HCMC 137 15.9 (20.4) 0-83.3 38 0 1.48
 Mayo 170 5.5 (10.1) 0-57.1 59 0 2.76

Medical appointments (total) 310 11.0 (20.1) 0-100 66 <1 2.11
 HCMC 142 17.5 (25.4) 0-100 55 <1 1.37
 Mayo 168 5.4 (11.6) 0-75 74 0 2.76

Monitoring health (total) 305 16.8 (22.9) 0-100 52 1 1.39
 HCMC 140 21.9 (25.8) 0-100 44 1 1.01
 Mayo 165 12.4 (19.2) 0-100 59 <1 1.78

Interpersonal challenges (total) 317 12.5 (18.9) 0-87.5 52 0 1.77
 HCMC 144 19.4 (22.0) 0-87.5 37 0 1.12
 Mayo 173 6.7 (13.4) 0-81.3 65 0 2.83

Medical & healthcare expenses (total) 287 36.5 (25.7) 0-100 15 1 0.29
 HCMC 123 44.7 (28.0) 0-100 11 3 0.05
 Mayo 164 30.3 (22.0) 0-85 18 0 0.21

Difficulty with healthcare services (total) 289 22.5 (14.6) 0-75 14 0 0.31
 HCMC 132 24.7 (14.6) 0-66.7 14 0 -0.02
 Mayo 157 20.6 (14.4) 0-75 15 0 0.61

Role / social activity limitations (total) 314 16.5 (23.5) 0-100 48 1 1.55
 HCMC 143 22.9 (27.1) 0-100 39 2 1.13
 Mayo 171 11.2 (18.5) 0-83.3 56 0 1.93

Physical / mental exhaustion (total) 315 24.1 (24.8) 0-100 31 1 0.87
 HCMC 144 33.1 (26.6) 0-100 20 2 0.50
 Mayo 171 16.4 (20.3) 0-75 41 0 1.17

Bother due to reliance on medicine – single item (total) 311 21.4 (30.4) 0-100 57 6 1.35
 HCMC 141 30.9 (36.1) 0-100 46 14 0.84
 Mayo 170 13.5 (21.9) 0-100 65 1 1.68

Bother due to side effects of medicine – single item (total) 309 16.7 (25.3) 0-100 63 2 1.43
 HCMC 141 21.5 (27.3) 0-100 53 3 1.12
 Mayo 168 12.6 (22.7) 0-100 71 1 1.77

Notes.

a

PETS = Patient Experience with Treatment and Self-Management.

b

Higher PETS scale score = more burden.

c

SD = standard deviation.

d

HCMC = Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA).

e

Mayo = Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota USA).