Table 2.
Sample characteristics of the intention-to-treat population at start-of-treatment (n = 124) in personal factors, living arrangements and injury-related factors.
| Variables | Intervention |
Control |
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n = 63 participants |
n = 61 participants |
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| Patients (n = 30) | Family members (n = 33) | Patients (n = 31) | Family members (n = 30) | |
| Age, years (mean, SD) | 45.0 (11.8) | 43.5 (12.2) | 42.6 (10.3) | 41.6 (10.0) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 15 (50.0) | 18 (54.5) | 18 (58.1) | 15 (50.0) |
| Married/cohabitating, n (%) | 29 (96.7) | 32 (97.0) | 30 (96.8) | 29 (96.7) |
| Kinship to the patient | ||||
| Spouse/partner, n (%) | 29 (87.9) | 29 (96.7) | ||
| Parent, n (%) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (3.3) | ||
| Children, n (%) | 3 (9.1) | |||
| Length of relationship in years | ||||
| <1 year, n (%) | 3 (10.3) | 3 (9.4) | ||
| 1–5 years, n (%) | 3 (10.3) | 4 (12.5) | 4 (13.3) | 4 (13.8) |
| >5 years, n (%) | 23 (79.3) | 25 (78.1) | 26 (86.7) | 25 (86.2) |
| Living with injured person, n (%) | 28 (84.8) | 29 (96.7) | ||
| Number of family members in the insured’s household, mean (range) | 3.0 (0–6) | 3.1 (1–6) | ||
| Level of education | ||||
| Low, n (%) | 9 (30.0) | 9 (27.3) | 7 (22.6) | 6 (20.0) |
| High, n (%) | 21 (70.0) | 24 (72.7) | 24 (77.4) | 24 (80.0) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Preinjury | ||||
| Employed/studying, n (%) | 27 (90.0) | 30 (96.8) | ||
| Preinjury not employed, n (%) | 3 (10) | 1 (3.2) | ||
| Post-injury | ||||
| Employed/studying, n (%) | 5 (16.7) | 27 (81.8) | 26 (86.7) | |
| Partly sick-leaved, n (%) | 12 (40.0) | 1 (3.0) | 21 (67.7) | 3 (10.0) |
| Sick-leaved 100%, n (%) | 13 (43.3) | 5 (15.2) | 10 (32.3) | 1 (3.3) |
| Injury characteristics | ||||
| Time since injury months, median (IQR) | 11.4 (8.3, 15.3) | 11.4 (8.5, 16.8) | ||
| GCS, median (IQR) | 15 (11.8, 15.0) | 15 (14.0, 15.0) | ||
| AIS, median (IQR) | 2 (2.0, 3.3) | 1 (1.0, 2.0) | ||
| Findings on CT/MRI, n (%) | 11 (36.7) | 7 (22.6) | ||
| Falls, n (%) | 11 (36.7) | 12 (38.7) | ||
| Traffic accidents, n (%) | 10 (33.3) | 9 (29.0) | ||
| Mechanical object, n (%) | 6 (20.0) | 8 (25.8) | ||
| Violence, n (%) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.2) | ||
| Others, n (%) | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.2) | ||
| RPQ (n = 56), mean (SD) | 29.9 (10.9) | 25.8 (10.9) | ||
| Self-reported comorbidities, n (%) | 6 (20.0) | 5 (16.1) | ||
GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale Score; AIS: abbreviated injury scale score; CT/MRI: computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging; RPQ: Rivermead Post-concussion Questionnaire; IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation.