Table 2 Comparison of psychological outcomes between invited and non-invited participants. All values are means (SD).
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 |