Table 2 Changes in primary and secondary outcomes from baseline to week 10 and week 20: results from a complete case analysis

From: The effects of a digital health intervention on patient activation in chronic kidney disease

 

Number of participants

Mean change from baseline (95% CI)

Mean intervention effect (95% CI)a

P value

 

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Primary outcome

PAM-13

 Week 10

114

168

1.47 (95% CI: −0.81 to 3.74)

2.97 (95% CI: 1.10 to 4.84)

1.50 (95% CI: −1.44 to 4.45)

0.316

 Week 20

87

137

0.92 (95% CI: −1.61 to 3.45)

4.12 (95% CI: 2.20 to 6.81)

3.10 (95% CI: −0.19 to 6.39)

0.065

Secondary outcomes

CKD-SMKT – kidney health awareness

 Week 10

113

168

−0.35 (95% CI: −0.47 to −0.22)

−0.45 (95% CI: -0.34 to -0.55)

−0.10 (95% CI: −0.26 to −0.06)

0.225

 Week 20

86

136

−0.35 (95% CI: −0.50 to −0.21)

−0.52 (95% CI: −0.63 to −0.40)

−0.16 (95% CI: −0.35 to 0.02)

0.083

CKD-SMKT – correct response

 Week 10

114

168

5.82 (95% CI: 1.8 to –9.77)

9.65 (95% CI: 6.39 to 12.90)

3.83 (95% CI: −1.29 to 8.95)

0.142

 Week 20

87

137

7.20 (95% CI: 2.06 to 12.34)

7.43 (95% CI: 3.34 to 11.52)

0.23 (95% CI: −6.34 to 6.80)

0.945

CKD-SMKT – behaviours performed

 Week 10

98

142

−0.66 (95% CI: −0.94 to −0.38)

−0.38 (95 CI: −0.62 to −0.15)

0.28 (95% CI: −0.09 to 0.64)

0.135

 Week 20

73

111

0.28 (95% CI: 0.06 to 0.61)

0.57 (95% CI: 0.30 to 0.84)

0.30 (95%CI: -0.13 to 0.73)

0.176

KSQ (frequency)

 Week 10

113

168

0.19 (95% CI: −0.86 to 1.23)

0.28 (95% CI: −0.58 to 1.14)

0.09 (95% CI: −1.26 to 1.45)

0.893

 Week 20

87

137

0.79 (95% CI: −0.47 to 2.06)

−0.52 (95% CI: −1.53 to 0.49)

−1.31 (95% CI: −2.93 to 0.31)

0.111

UKDDQ

      

 Week 10

113

168

−2.46 (95% CI: −3.58 to −1.34)

−1.18 (95% CI: −2.10 to −0.26)

1.28 (95% CI: −0.17 to 2.73)

0.083

 Week 20

87

137

0.70 (95% CI: −0.53 to 1.93)

2.51 (95% CI: 1.53 to 3.49)

1.81 (95% CI: 0.24 to 3.38)

0.024

MARS-5

 Week 10

110

160

0.02 (95% CI: −0.28 to 0.33)

−0.15 (95% CI: −0.41 to 0.10)

−0.18 (95% CI: −0.57 to 0.21)

0.371

 Week 20

84

129

−0.12 (95% CI: −0.45 to 0.21)

0.06 (95% CI: −0.20 to 0.33)

0.18 (95% CI: −0.24 to 0.61)

0.391

SARC-F

 Week 10

114

168

0.09 (95% CI: −0.12 to 0.29)

0.07 (95% CI: −0.09 to 0.24)

−0.01 (95% CI: −0.27 to 0.25)

0.933

 Week 20

87

137

0.19 (95% CI: −0.01 to 0.40)

−0.10 (95% CI: −0.27 to 0.07)

−0.29 (95% CI: −0.56 to −0.18)

0.037

STS-60

 Week 10

98

149

0.40 (95% CI: −0.75 to 1.54)

1.27 (95% CI: 0.34 to 2.20)

0.87 (95% CI: −0.60 to 2.35)

0.243

 Week 20

77

117

0.68 (95% CI: −0.99 to 2.35)

2.76 (95% CI: 1.40 to 4.11)

2.07 (95% CI: −0.08 to 4.23)

0.059

  1. NB. PAM-13 Patient Activation Measure, CKD-SMKT Chronic Kidney Disease – Self-Management Knowledge Tool, KSQ Kidney Symptom Questionnaire, UKKDDQ UK Diabetes and Diet Questionnaire, MARS-5 Medication Adherence Rating Scale 5, SARC-F Strength, Assistance in walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs, and Falls, STS-60 Sit-To-Stand 60.
  2. aIntervention value minus control value, adjusted for baseline value and age.
  3. Bolded values are significant (P < 0.05).