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Table 4 Known-group comparisons of Brief PETS scores at baseline

From: Deriving and validating a brief measure of treatment burden to assess person-centered healthcare quality in primary care: a multi-method study

Brief PETS scorea

Marital status

Education status

Self-management routine?e

Unmarried

N = 152

Married / partnered

N = 240

HS graduate or less

N = 165

College-educ.

N = 229

No

N = 48

Yes

N = 152

Workload indexb

 Mean (SD)

34.7 (21.0)

24.7 (16.1)

35.6 (19.7)

27.3 (19.6)

31.3 (19.3)

21.9 (16.1)

 T (Effect size)

T(386) = 5.01, P < .001 (d = 0.51)

T(388) = 4.19, P < .001 (d = 0.42)

T(197) = 3.37, P < .005 (d = 0.54)

Impact indexc

 Mean (SD)

39.5 (25.3)

26.4 (24.9)

41.8 (24.8)

28.9 (25.4)

35.9 (24.8)

22.2 (22.2)

 T (Effect size)

T(384) = 5.00, P < .001 (d = 0.51)

T(386) = 4.97, P < .001 (d = 0.50)

T(198) = 3.64, P < .001 (d = 0.58)

Dietd

 Mean (SD)

55.7 (24.6)

44.1 (22.6)

57.3 (24.2)

48.1 (23.7)

57.4 (25.7)

42.8 (24.8)

 T (Effect size)

T(249) = 3.60, P < .001 (d = 0.47)

T(249) = 3.03, P < .005 (d = 0.38)

T(92) = 2.23, P < .05 (d = 0.57)

Exercise / Phys. Ther.d

Mean (SD)

65.0 (24.9)

50.9 (25.3)

64.6 (24.7)

56.2 (26.2)

56.0 (27.6)

50.3 (25.4)

 T (Effect size)

T(276) = 4.51, P < .001 (d = 0.54)

T(278) = 2.73, P < .01 (d = 0.33)

T(119) = 0.98, NS (d = 0.22)

Medical expenses

Mean (SD)

48.8 (26.7)

42.0 (26.3)

51.0 (26.1)

42.7 (26.9)

46.6 (28.9)

41.2 (26.8)

 T (Effect size)

T(356) = 2.38, P < .05 (d = 0.25)

T(358) = 2.91, P < .005 (d = 0.31)

T(186) = 1.14, NS (d = 0.20)

Diff. healthcare services

 Mean (SD)

47.5 (27.0)

37.5 (22.8)

50.9 (26.5)

37.4 (24.2)

35.2 (20.9)

32.8 (23.7)

 T (Effect size)

T(286) = 3.24, P < .001 (d = 0.39)

T(289) = 4.53, P < .001 (d = 0.52)

T(134) = 0.53, NS (d = 0.10)

Med. side-effect bother

 Mean (SD)

23.3 (28.4)

20.4 (26.1)

22.5 (27.8)

21.7 (27.4)

22.9 (26.2)

18.0 (26.6)

 T (Effect size)

T(384) = 1.01, NS (d = 0.11)

T(386) = 0.28, NS (d = 0.03)

T(197) = 1.11, NS (d = 0.32)

  1. aHigher PETS score = more burden. bMean of medical information, medications, medical appointments, and monitoring health scales. cMean of role/social activity limitations and physical/mental exhaustion scales. dYes/no screener used for the diet and exercise / physical therapy domains. eQuestion administered in the REP sample only (N = 200). Sample sizes may fluctuate per analysis due to missing data on PETS scales
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