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. 2023 Feb 28;13(2):e068351. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068351

Table 4.

Psychosocial characteristics per information topic according to information needs

Information need Nutrition Physical activity Smoking Psychological well-being Medication
Need (n=76) No need (n=175) Need
(n=97)
No need
(n=156)
Need (n=7) No need (n=244) Need (n=66) No need
(n=186)
Need (n=75) No need (n=178)
Illness perception
Consequences 8 (7-9) 7 (5-8) 7 (6-8) 7 (5-8) 7 (5-10) 7±2 8 (7-9) 7 (5-8) 7 (5-8) 7 (5-8)
Timeline 8 (5-10) 7 (5-10) 7 (5-9) 7 (5-10) 7(5-10) 8 (6-10) 8 (6-10) 7 (5-10) 8 (5-10) 8 (5-10)
Personal control 6 (5-8) 6 (5-7) 6 (5-7) 6 (5-7) 5 (5-6) 6 (5-7) 6 (5-7) 6 (5-7) 6 (5-8) 6 (5-7)
Treatment control 8(7-9) 8 (7-9) 8 (7-9) 8 (7-9) 8 (6-10) 8±2 8 (7-9) 8 (7-9) 8 (7-9) 8 (7-9)
Identity 6 (4-7) 5 (3-7) 5 (3-7) 5 (3-7) 6 (5-7) 6 (3-8) 7 (5-8) 5 (2-7) 5 (2-7) 6 (3-7)
Concern 7 (5-8) 5 (3-7) 7 (5-8) 5(3-8) 6 (4-7) 8 (3-9) 8 (7-9) 5 (3-7) 6 (3-8) 6 (3-8)
Comprehensibility 7 (5-8) 7 (5-8) 7 (6-8) 7 (5-8) 7 (5-8) 8 (5-8) 7 (5-8) 7±2 7 (6-8) 7 (5-8)
 Emotion 5 (3-8) 4 (2-7) 5 (3-7) 5 (2-7) 5 (2-6) 7 (3-8) 8 (7-9) 3 (2-5) 4 (2-7) 5 (2-7)
HADS
Depression 3 (1-7) 3 (1-6) 3 (1-6) 3 (1-6) 4 (3-10) 5 (3-10) 5 (3-9) 2 (1-5) 2 (1-7) 4 (1-6)
Anxiety 4 (1-8) 3 (1-7) 8 (2-9) 4 (3-10) 9 (4-13) 2 (0–5) 3 (1-8) 3 (1-7)
Subscales Type D 5 (1-10) 3 (1-6)
Negative affectivity 7 (3-13) 6 (2-11) 7 (4-12) 6 (2-11) 13 (4-17) 9 (2-13) 11±6 6 (2-9) 7 (2-12) 7 (2-12)
Social inhibition 9 (4-12) 11 (3-13) 10 (5-16) 10±6 8 (4-11) 8 (5-14) 9 (4-12)
Quality of Life SF36 9 (5-12) 9 (4-13) 8 (5-13)
Physical functioning 55 (35-75) 75 (50-85) 70 (45-80) 70 (40-85) 75 (48-85) 62±25 60 (35-75) 75 (45-85) 70 (50-85) 70 (45-85)
Social role functioning 62 (38-88) 75 (50-88) 63 (50-88) 75 (50-88) 64±25 67±25 50 (38-75) 75 (63-100) 63 (50-88) 63 (50-88)
Physical problem 13 (0–50) 25 (0–50) 25 (0–50) 25 (0–75) 46±40 30±36 0 (0–25) 25 (0–69) 25 (0–50) 25 (0–69)
Emotional problem 33 (0–100) 67 (33-100) 67 (0–100) 67 (0–100) 74 (0–100) 72 (0–100) 67 (0–67)] 100 (33-100) 67 (0–100) 67 (0–100)
Mental health 72 (56-84) 80 (64-88) 72 (60-88) 80 (60-88) 70 (51-77) 74±25 56 (40-76) 80 (72-91) 76 (59-92) 76 (60-88)
Vitality 54±20 58±20 57±19 57±21 54±21 57±20 49±18 60 (45-75) 60±21 56±20
Bodily pain 67 (45-90) 67(55-90) 67 (55-90) 67 (55-90) 64±22 55 (45-78) 55 (45-84) 67 (55-90) 76 (55-88) 67 (40-70)
General health perception 55±21 65 (50-75) 61±19 65 (45-75) 53±11 61±20 53±20 65 (50-75) 62±21 60 (50-75)
 Health change 25 (25-50) 50 (25-50) 50 (25-50) 50 (25-50) 25±22 41±26 25 (25-50) 50 (25-50) 50 (25-50) 50 (25-50)

Data are presented as median (IQR) and mean±SD.

HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SF36, Short Form 36.