Table 3 Changes in primary and secondary outcomes from baseline to week 10 and week 20: results from a per-protocol 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

123

1.47 (95% CI: −0.81 to 3.74)

3.58 (95% CI: 1.10 to 4.84)

2.22 (95% CI: −0.95 to 5.39)

0.169

 Week 20

87

105

0.92 (95% CI: −1.61 to 3.45)

4.50 (95% CI: 2.20 to 6.81)

3.58 (95% CI: 0.16 to 7.00)

0.041

Secondary outcomes

CKD-SMKT – kidney health awareness

 Week 10

113

123

−0.35 (95% CI: −0.47 to −0.23)

−0.54 (95% CI: −0.66 to −0.42)

−0.19 (95% CI: −0.37 to −0.02)

0.026

 Week 20

86

104

−0.35 (95% CI: −0.50 to −0.20)

−0.60 (95% CI: −0.70 to −0.43)

−0.22 (95% CI: −0.42 to −0.02)

0.030

CKD-SMKT – correct response

 Week 10

114

123

5.95 (95% CI: 2.40 to 9.50)

12.72 (95% CI: 9.29 to 16.16)

6.77 (95% CI: 1.83 to 11.72)

0.007

 Week 20

87

105

7.38 (95% CI: 2.15 to 12.62)

7.18 (95% CI: 2.41 to 11.94)

−0.21 (95% CI: −7.29 to 6.87)

0.954

CKD-SMKT – behaviours performed

 Week 10

98

105

−0.66 (95% CI: −0.29 to −0.96)

−0.45 (95% CI: −0.81 to −0.16)

0.21 (95% CI: −0.18 to 0.61)

0.285

 Week 20

73

86

0.29 (95% CI: 0.06 to 0.61)

0.57 (95% CI: 0.27 to 0.86)

0.28 (95%CI: -0.16 to 0.71)

0.216

KSQ (frequency)

 Week 10

113

123

0.21 (95% CI: −0.86 to 1.27)

0.41 (95% CI: −0.61 to 1.43)

0.21 (95% CI: −1.27 to 1.68)

0.783

 Week 20

87

105

0.88 (95% CI: −0.46 to 2.04)

−0.34 (95% CI: −1.51 to 0.83)

−1.22 (95% CI: −2.96 to 0.52)

0.168

UKDDQ

 Week 10

113

123

−2.53 (95% CI: −3.64 to −1.42)

−1.37 (95% CI: −2.43 to −0.30)

1.12 (95% CI: −0.37 to 2.71)

0.136

 Week 20

87

104

0.61 (95% CI: −0.57 to 1.80)

2.57 (95% CI: 1.49 to 3.66)

1.96 (95% CI: 0.35 to 3.57)

0.017

MARS-5

 Week 10

110

116

0.02 (95% CI: −0.25 to 0.29)

−0.08 (95% CI: −0.35 to 0.18)

−0.10 (95% CI: −0.48 to −0.28)

0.613

 Week 20

84

99

−0.16 (95% CI: −0.49 to 0.18)

−0.02 (95% CI: −0.33 to 0.29)

0.14 (95% CI: −0.31 to 0.59)

0.543

SARC-F

 Week 10

114

123

0.09 (95% CI: −0.10 to 0.28)

0.02 (95% CI: −0.17 to 0.21)

−0.07 (95% CI: −0.34 to 0.20)

0.612

 Week 20

87

105

0.20 (95% CI: −0.01 to 0.40)

−0.08 (95% CI: −0.27 to 0.11)

−0.27 (95% CI: −0.55 to 0.01)

0.057

STS-60

 Week 10

98

108

0.38 (95% CI: −0.76 to 1.52)

1.52 (95% CI: 0.44 to 2.61)

1.14 (95% CI: −0.44 to 2.72)

0.155

 Week 20

77

90

0.69 (95% CI: −0.77 to 2.15)

3.12 (95% CI: 1.77 to 4.47)

2.43 (95% CI: 0.43 to 4.43)

0.018

  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).