| |
Invited (n = 77)*
|
Non-invited (n = 168)*
|
p-value from t-test
|
|---|
|
STAI anxiety (range 20–80)
|
37.6 (12.2)
|
34.1 (12.1)
|
0.015
|
|
Self-perceived health; range (1 to 5)**
|
2.97 (0.86)
|
2.95 (0.87)
|
0.82
|
|
Illness representation subscales; (range 1 to 5)
| | | |
|
- Acute/chronic illness
|
3.95 (0.48)
|
4.07 (0.46)
|
0.07
|
|
- Cyclic illness
|
2.99 (0.42)
|
2.93 (0.46)
|
0.64
|
|
- Consequences
|
3.25 (0.47)
|
3.40 (0.50)
|
0.08
|
|
- Personal consequences
|
3.67 (0.44)
|
3.70 (0.45)
|
0.60
|
|
- Treatment control
|
3.60 (0.41)
|
3.60 (0.43)
|
0.87
|
|
- Emotional representations
|
2.58 (0.66)
|
2.63 (0.75)
|
0.74
|
|
- Illness coherence
|
3.10 (0.83)
|
3.05 (0.86)
|
0.98
|
- * Numbers may vary from those in Figure 1 due to non-response of questionnaires
- * *scored 1 = poor 2 = fair 3 = good 4 = very good 5 = excellent
