Table 2 Brief PETS scores (mean and SD) at baseline and Cronbach’s alphas for multi-item scales
Brief PETS scorea | Full sample (N = 400) | HCMC sample (N = 200) | REP sample (N = 200) | P-valuee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Workload summary indexb | 30.4 (19.8) | 36.8 (20.3) | 24.2 (17.3) | < .001 |
 Medical information (alpha = 0.89) | 32.5 (21.0) | 37.2 (22.0) | 27.8 (18.8) | < .001 |
 Medications (alpha = 0.87) | 22.1 (23.9) | 29.7 (26.7) | 14.8 (18.0) | < .001 |
 Medical appointments (alpha = 0.74) | 27.6 (24.6) | 33.7 (26.4) | 21.6 (21.2) | < .001 |
 Monitoring health (alpha = 0.89) | 39.8 (27.7) | 45.9 (27.4) | 33.5 (26.5) | < .001 |
Impact summary indexc | 34.0 (25.9) | 42.8 (25.3) | 25.5 (23.5) | < .001 |
 Role activity limitations (alpha = 0.93) | 30.1 (30.2) | 39.3 (31.1) | 21.2 (26.4) | < .001 |
 Physical / mental exhaustion (alpha = 0.92) | 38.0 (26.7) | 46.5 (26.0) | 29.8 (24.8) | < .001 |
Dietd (alpha = 0.72) | 52.0 (24.7) | 55.8 (23.4) | 45.6 (25.5) | < .01 |
Exercise / physical therapyd (alpha = 0.62) | 59.9 (25.8) | 66.2 (24.0) | 51.5 (25.8) | < .001 |
Medical expenses (alpha = 0.87) | 46.1 (27.0) | 50.0 (26.2) | 42.4 (27.3) | < .01 |
Difficulty with healthcare services (alpha = 0.72) | 43.3 (26.2) | 51.8 (25.9) | 33.5 (23.0) | < .001 |
Medication side-effects bother (alpha: NA) | 21.8 (27.4) | 24.4 (28.1) | 19.2 (26.6) | NS |