Table 2 Differences in depression, life satisfaction and poor self-rated health between the sample groups (measured at baseline for baseline web and paper sample and at 2nd follow-up for the longitudinal web, mix and paper sample)
From: Going web or staying paper? The use of web-surveys among older people
Outcomes measured at baseline and at 2nd follow-up | HEARTS baseline web sample (n = 4068) | HEARTS baseline paper sample (n = 1845) | P-value | HEARTS longitudinal web sample (n = 2510) | HEARTS longitudinal mix sample (n = 1065) | P-value | HEARTS longitudinal paper sample (n = 369) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression scale (0-30p | ||||||||
Mean | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.003 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.001 | 5.0 | < 0.001 |
Life satisfaction scale (7-35p) | ||||||||
Mean | 24.2 | 24.1 | 0.781 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 0.039 | 23.3 | 0.001 |
Poor self-rated health | ||||||||
% | 9.9 | 15.7 | < 0.001 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 0.050 | 19.3 | < 0.001 |