Table 3.
Mixed models pre, post and follow-up data.
| Variable | n | Baseline- estimate (SE) | 95% Confidence interval | n | Post-estimate (SE) | 95% Confidence interval | n | Follow-up estimate (SE) | 95% Confidence interval | Time | Position | Time x position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F test | p-value | F test | p-value | F test | p-value | ||||||||||
| DASS depression | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 90 | 6.0(0.5) | [4.91, 7.08] | 73 | 5.3(0.6) | [4.20, 6.44] | 50 | 5.3(0.6) | [4.09, 6.56] | 1.90 | 0.15 | 10.02 | 0.002 | 0.53 | 0.59 |
| ESW | 7.6(0.8) | [6.12, 9.12] | 7.2(0.8) | [5.63, 8.72] | 6.8(0.8) | [5.17, 8.48] | |||||||||
| Partner | 4.4(0.8) | [2.90, 5.94] | 3.5(0.8) | [1.84, 5.10] | 3.8(0.9) | [2.00, 5.65] | |||||||||
| DASS anxiety | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 90 | 4.5(0.4) | [3.64, 5.32] | 73 | 3.3(0.5) | [2.82, 4.58] | 50 | 5.3(0.6) | [2.35, 4.32] | 4.10 | 0.02 | 1.39 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.63 |
| ESW | 5.2(0.6) | [4.01, 6.34] | 4.1(0.6) | [2.94, 5.35] | 3.6(0.7) | [2.30, 4.94] | |||||||||
| Partner | 3.8(0.6) | [2.57, 5.01] | 3.3(0.6) | [1.98, 4.53] | 3.1(0.7) | [1.59, 4.52] | |||||||||
| DASS stress | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 90 | 4.5(0.4) | [6.76, 8.89] | 73 | 3.7(0.4) | [5.34, 7.57] | 50 | 3.3(0.5) | [4.90, 7.43] | 5.90 | 0.003 | 4.80 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| ESW | 9.0(0.7) | [7.53, 10.47] | 7.5(0.8) | [5.99, 9.05] | 7.2(0.9) | [5.53, 7.01] | |||||||||
| Partner | 6.7(0.8) | [5.12, 8.19] | 5.4(0.8) | [3.77, 7.02] | 5.1(1.0) | [3.23, 7.01] | |||||||||
| Quality of life | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 88 | 75.0(1.5) | [72.14, 77.92] | 72 | 78.5(1.5) | [75.54, 81.52] | 49 | 77.9(1.6) | [74.61, 81.18] | 7.38 | 0.001 | 8.90 | 0.004 | 1.40 | 0.26 |
| ESW | 69.73(2.0) | [65.74, 73.73] | 74.6(2.1) | [70.48, 78.70] | 74.6(2.2) | [70.48, 78.70] | |||||||||
| Partner | 80.4(2.1) | [76.14, 84.56] | 82.5(2.2) | [78.13, 86.80] | 81.2(2.5) | [76.33, 86.04] | |||||||||
| MVPA, minutes/week | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 89 | 103.7(17.4) | [69.38, 137.94] | 77 | 151.2(18.3) | [114.98, 187.46] | 46 | 135.5(23.4) | [89.37, 181.57] | 3.50 | 0.03 | 2.70 | 0.11 | 2.11 | 0.13 |
| ESW | 59.9(24.1) | [12.47, 107.57] | 114.72(25.0) | [65.54, 163.90] | 142.4(29.0) | [85.18, 199.63] | |||||||||
| Partner | 147.33(24.9) | [97.97, 196.68] | 187.72(27.0) | [134.48, 240.96] | 128.53(36.7) | [56.24, 200.83] | |||||||||
| Sleep quality | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 89 | 9.3(0.5) | [8.44, 10.25] | 71 | 8.6(0.5) | [7.67, 9.55] | 44 | 8.8(0.5) | [7.75, 9.89] | 2.72 | 0.07 | 7.77 | 0.006 | 1.09 | 0.34 |
| ESW | 10.35(0.6) | [9.10, 11.61] | 9.63(0.7) | [8.33, 10.92] | 10.42(0.7) | [8.95, 11.90] | |||||||||
| Partner | 8.32(0.7) | [7.02, 9.63] | 7.59(0.7) | [6.23, 8.96] | 7.22(0.7) | [5.66, 8.77] | |||||||||
| Sedentary hours/day | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 89 | 8.6(0.4) | [7.85, 9.47] | 72 | 7.7(0.4) | [6.85, 8.61] | 46 | 7.3(0.6) | [6.17, 8.36] | 3.17 | 0.045 | 1.09 | 0.30 | 0.67 | 0.51 |
| ESW | 9.37(0.6) | [8.24, 10.50] | 8.14(0.6) | [6.94, 9.35] | 7.25(0.7) | [5.89, 8.62] | |||||||||
| Partner | 7.95(0.6) | [6.79, 9.12] | 7.31(0.6) | [6.04, 8.58] | 7.28(0.9) | [5.56, 9.0] | |||||||||
| Walking minutes/day | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 89 | 41.6(5.2) | [31.26, 51.95] | 74 | 63.0(5.7) | [51.76, 74.16] | 46 | 64.6(7.3) | [50.15, 78.97] | 6.59 | 0.002 | 0.57 | 0.45 | 2.20 | 0.12 |
| ESW | 34.2(7.3) | [19.85, 48.61] | 53.6(7.8) | [38.21, 69.10] | 71.5(9.0) | [53.80, 89.24] | |||||||||
| Partner | 48.9(7.54) | [34.10, 63.85] | 72.3(8.2) | [56.03, 88.54] | 57.6(11.5) | [34.88, 80.32] | |||||||||
| Social support to exercise (family) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 69 | 18.4(1.0) | [16.32, 20.45] | 54 | 22.1(1.1) | [19.87, 24.40] | 37 | 19.9(1.4) | [17.24, 22.63] | 5.90 | 0.004 | 0.819 | 0.369 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| ESW | 17.6(1.4) | [14.73, 20.44] | 21.4(1.6) | [18.28, 24.55] | 19.0(1.8) | [15.43, 22.59] | |||||||||
| Partner | 19.2(1.5) | [16.20, 22.16] | 22.9(1.6) | [19.59, 26.12] | 20.9(2.0) | [16.84, 24.89] | |||||||||
| Social support to exercise (friend) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 69 | 14.8(0.9) | [13.15, 16.53] | 54 | 15.8(0.9) | [13.97, 17.56] | 37 | 14.5(1.0) | [12.48, 16.59] | 1.68 | 0.19 | 1.496 | 0.225 | 2.71 | 0.07 |
| ESW | 14.5(1.2) | [12.17, 16.83] | 13.94(1.3) | [11.46, 16.43] | 13.8(1.4) | [11.03, 16.57] | |||||||||
| Partner | 15.2(1.2) | [12.74, 17.62] | 17.6(1.3) | [15.00, 20.17] | 15.3(1.5) | [12.22, 18.32] | |||||||||
| SIDAS | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 89 | 11.4(0.6) | [10.18, 12,66] | 75 | 11.9(0.6) | [10.61, 13.19] | 11.2(0.7) | [9.83, 12.78] | 0.80 | 0.45 | 1.372 | 0.245 | 0.658 | 0.52 | |
| ESW | 12.35(0.8) | [10.61, 14.03] | 12.6(0.8) | [10.84, 14.40] | 11.36(0.9) | [9.44, 13.36] | |||||||||
| Partner | 10.5(0.8) | [8.73, 12.33] | 11.1(0.9) | [9.32, 13.06] | 11.1(1.1.0) | [9.01, 13.41] | |||||||||
| PCL-5 | |||||||||||||||
| ESW | 47 | 28.1(2.7) | [22.60, 33.51] | 40 | 24.0 (2.7) | [18.51, 29.53] | 31 | 22.1(2.8) | [16.42, 27.78] | 7.81 | 0.001 | - | - | - | - |
Note: Position indicates emergency service worker or support partners. Bold font indicates statistical significance.
DASS: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; Estimate: estimated marginal means; ESW: emergency service worker; MVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity; PCL-5: PTSD checklist for DSM-5; PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder; SE: standard error; SIDAS: Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale.