Table 4.
Therapists attitude and treatment outcome (data of all 20 therapists who completed the questionnaires provided and of whom, 5 had not treated a chronic fatigue syndrome patient during the study).
| Variable | All therapists | Therapists | Statistical difference between therapists with high and low median | |||
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With high median | With low median | t | P value | |
| Patients treateda, n (%) | 100 (87) | 57 (48) | 43 (39) | —b | — | |
| Change score in fatigue severity, mean | 12.7 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 2.42 | .02 | |
| Attitude eHealthc, mean (SD) | ||||||
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Possibilities of eHealth scale (range 9-45) | 28.0 (2.6) | 28.6 (2.5) | 25.8 (2.5) | −2.05 | .06 |
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eHealth Negative Effect Scale (range 7-35) | 25.2 (5.9) | 25.6 (6.3) | 26.8 (4.6) | 0.38 | .71 |
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Computer Competence Scale (range 2-10) | 8.1 (1.7) | 8.7 (1.3) | 7.0 (1.4) | −2.28 | .04 |
| Attitude manualized treatment, mean (SD) | ||||||
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Positive outcome (range 0-35) | 24.9 (4.1) | 24.8 (4.7) | 24.8 (4.1) | 0.00 | >.99 |
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Negative process (range 0-50) | 14.6 (7.4) | 14.9 (8.1) | 13.8 (7.4) | −0.25 | .80 |
aNumber of patients with complete data.
bNot applicable.
ceHealth: electronic health.