Table 5 Mean B-IPQ scores by gender at baseline and at 6 and 12 months
Items | Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | p-value* | n | p-value* | n | p-value* | ||||
1. Consequences: How much does your illness affect your life? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 7.3 (1.9) | 0.830 | 61 | 5.0 (2.4) | 0.304 | 62 | 5.1 (2.6) | 0.292 |
Males | 37 | 7.2 (1.9) | 35 | 5.6 (2.9) | 36 | 4.6 (2.8) | |||
2. Timeline: How long do you think your illness will continue? | |||||||||
Females | 60 | 8.3 (2.2) | 0.229 | 59 | 7.4 (2.5) | 0.466 | 60 | 8.0 (2.5) | 0.446 |
Males | 37 | 7.7 (2.5) | 35 | 7.0 (3.2) | 36 | 7.6 (2.7) | |||
3. Personal control: How much control do you feel you have over your illness? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 5.9 (1.9) | 0.354 | 61 | 6.4 (2.0) | 0.177 | 62 | 6.8 (2.0) | 0.351 |
Males | 37 | 6.3 (2.0) | 35 | 7.0 (1.9) | 36 | 7.2 (2.5) | |||
4. Treatment control: How much do you think your treatment can help your illness? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 7.0 (2.2) | 0.616 | 61 | 7.8 (2.3) | 0.098 | 62 | 8.0 (2.0) | 0.031 |
Males | 37 | 7.2 (2.6) | 35 | 8.5 (1.5) | 36 | 8.7 (1.4) | |||
5. Identity: How much do you experience symptoms from your illness? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 7.6 (2.0) | 0.964 | 60 | 5.4 (2.6) | 0.503 | 62 | 5.9 (2.4) | 0.026 |
Males | 37 | 7.5 (1.5) | 35 | 5.0 (2.7) | 36 | 4.8 (2.5) | |||
6. Concern: How concerned are you about your illness? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 7.2 (2.5) | 0.490 | 61 | 5.4 (2.7) | 0.519 | 62 | 6.1 (2.8) | 0.039 |
Males | 36 | 7.6 (2.3) | 35 | 5.8 (2.7) | 36 | 4.9 (2.7) | |||
7. Illness comprehension: How well do you feel you understand your illness? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 6.7 (2.4) | 0.038 | 60 | 7.3 (2.1) | 0.118 | 62 | 7.6 (2.1) | 0.790 |
Males | 37 | 7.7 (2.1) | 35 | 8.0 (2.2) | 36 | 7.8 (2.3) | |||
8. Emotions: How much does your illness affect you emotionally? | |||||||||
Females | 61 | 7.0 (2.8) | 0.305 | 60 | 5.7 (2.8) | 0.492 | 62 | 6.2 (2.7) | 0.005 |
Males | 37 | 6.5 (2.6) | 35 | 5.3 (2.5) | 36 | 4.6 (2.6) | |||
Total score | |||||||||
Females | 60 | 50.9 (8.1) | 0.154 | 58 | 40.6 (9.8) | 0.287 | 60 | 41.8 (9.4) | 0.007 |
Males | 36 | 48.4 (8.3) | 35 | 38.2 (11.4) | 36 | 35.6 (12.0) | |||