Table 3 Comparison of psychological outcomes between attenders and non-attenders for initial glucose screening. All values are means (SD).
Attenders (n = 64)* | Non-attenders (n = 13)* | p-value from t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|
STAI anxiety (range 20–80) | 37.3 (10.9) | 39.2 (17.8) | 0.77 |
Self-perceived health; range (1 to 5)** | 2.92 (0.86) | 3.23 (0.83) | 0.24 |
Illness representation subscales; (range 1 to 5) | |||
- Acute/chronic illness | 3.95 (0.48) | 3.94 (0.47) | 0.90 |
- Cyclic illness | 2.98 (0.41) | 3.07 (0.49) | 0.90 |
- Consequences | 3.28 (0.47) | 3.09 (0.43) | 0.22 |
- Personal consequences | 3.66 (0.43) | 3.74 (0.55) | 0.74 |
- Treatment control | 3.56 (0.41) | 3.87 (0.23) | 0.016 |
- Emotional representations | 2.68 (0.61) | 1.81 (0.45) | 0.001 |
- Illness coherence | 3.07 (0.84) | 3.29 (0.81) | 0.35 |