From: Agreement between pre-post measures of change and transition ratings as well as then-tests
Total (N = 395) | Group 1: “direct” (N = 194) | Group 2: “quasi- indirect” (N = 201) | Group difference$ | ||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Female | 131 | 33.2 | 64 | 33.0 | 67 | 33.3 | p = .942 |
Diagnosis | p = .865 | ||||||
Cardiovascular | 187 | 47.3 | 91 | 46.9 | 96 | 47.3 | |
Musculoskeletal | 208 | 52.7 | 103 | 53.1 | 105 | 52.7 | |
Highest level of education completed | p = .664 | ||||||
None/elementary school | 207 | 52.8 | 105 | 54.7 | 102 | 51.0 | |
Secondary school | 101 | 25.8 | 49 | 25.5 | 52 | 26.0 | |
University entrance qualification# | 77 | 19.6 | 36 | 18.8 | 41 | 20.5 | |
Other | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.5 | |
General health status | p = .981 | ||||||
Very good | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.5 | |
Good | 38 | 9.7 | 18 | 9.4 | 20 | 10.0 | |
Satisfactory | 93 | 23.7 | 46 | 24.0 | 47 | 23.4 | |
Fair | 176 | 44.8 | 88 | 45.8 | 88 | 43.8 | |
poor | 81 | 20.6 | 38 | 19.8 | 43 | 21.4 | |
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | Group difference* | |
Age | 50.5 | 8.3 | 50.8 | 8.2 | 50.2 | 8.4 | p = .449 |
Physical functioning index (SF-36) | 49.1 | 27.4 | 47.9 | 27.1 | 50.2 | 27.6 | p = .403 |
Somatisation (SCL-90-R) | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | p = .672 |
Sleep function (IRES) | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | p = .241 |