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Table 2 Summary of educational needs across diagnostic groups

From: Patient education, disease activity and physical function: can we be more targeted? A cross sectional study among people with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and hand osteoarthritis

Diagnoses

Domains

Age

Gender

Disease duration

Educational background

  

Older, mean (SD)

Younger, mean (SD)

MD

(95% CI)

P-value

Male, mean (SD)

Female, mean (SD)

MD (95% CI)

P-value

Longer, mean (SD)

Shorter, mean (SD)

MD (95% CI)

P-value

Basic, mean (SD)

Higher, mean (SD)

MD (95% CI)

P-value

RA

(n = 130)

Pain

15.13 (5.29)

15.42 (5.11)

-0.28 (-2.24,1.67)

0.772

14.95 (4.89)

15.4 (5.24)

-0.45 (-2.75, 1.83)

0.693

15.31 (5.10)

14.48 (5.15)

0.83 (-1.51, 3.17)

0.484

15.39 (5.17)

15.12 (5.06)

0.27 (-1.93, 2.47)

0.810

Movement

11.50 (5.05)

11.63 (5.32)

-0.12 (-2.00, 1.75)

0.894

9.85 (5.77)*

12.12 (4.89) *

-2.27

0.040*

12.20 (4.91)*

9.02 (5.38)*

3.17 (0.99, 5.35)*

0.005*

12.05 (4.94)

10.08 (5.78)

1.97 (-0.18, 4.12)

0.073

(-4.45, -0.10)*

Feelings

8.38 (5.18)

9.14 (4.27)

-0.75 (-2.44, 0.93)

0.382

7.23 (4.80)*

9.33 (4.55)*

-.2.10

0.033*

9.17 (4.72)

7.42 (4.59)

1.75 (-3.02, 2.35)

0.087

9.00 (4.60)

8.18 (4.83)

0.82 (-1.09, 2.75)

0.396

(-4.04, -0.17)*

Arthritis

21.96 (5.28)

22.38 (5.38)

-0.42 (-2.36, 1.51)

0.677

21.62 (5.30)

22.44 (5.34)

-0.82 (-3.07, 1.42)

0.469

22.19 (5.54)

21.75 (4.66)

0.44 (-1.85, 2.73)

0.704

22.80 (4.84)

20.82 (5.79)

1.98 (-0.19, 4.15)

0.074

Treatments

18.38 (6.00)

18.26 (5.89)

0.11 (-2.20, 2.41)

0.923

16.83 (5.67)

18.87 (5.94)

-2.03 (-4.66, 0.59)

0.127

18.19 (5.83)

18.53 (6.43)

-0.33 (-3.02, 2,35)

0.807

18.39 (5.41)

18.09 (7.22)

0.30 (-2.28, 2.89)

0.816

Self-help

16.05 (5.33)

16.67 (5.06)

0.97 (-2.54, 1.30)

0.536

15.57 (4.80)

16.71 (5.24)

-1.13 (-3.33, 1.07)

0.311

16.45 (5.05)

16.11 (5.53)

0.33 (-1.87, 2.53)

0.765

16.51 (5.24)

16.20 (4.95)

1.04 (-0.57, 2.67)

0.78

Support

7.45 (4.10)

7.73 (3.72)

-0.28 (-1.71, 1.15)

0.700

6.93 (3.77)

7.86 (3.92)

-0.93 (-2.62, 0.75)

0.276

7.94 (3.90)

6.41 (3.74)

1.52 (-0.13, 3.19)

0.072

7.82 (3.79)

6.78 (4.06)

1.04 (-0.57, 2.67)

0.20

Total ENAT Score

96.61 (30.18)

101 (29.69)

-5.20 (-17.79,7.38)

0.412

91.18 (31.71)

102.81 (28.84)

-11.63 (-25.77, 2.51)

0.106

101.09 (29.95)

93.85 (30.00)

7.24 (-6.98,21.47)

0.314

109.92 (28.04)

96.06 (34.56)

4.86 (-9.10,18.83)

0.49

PsA

(n = 125)

Pain

17.73 (4.81)*

15.50 (4.80)*

2.23 (0.03, 4.43)*

0.050*

15.20 (5.25)

16.89 (4.09)

-1.69 (-3.49, 0.10)

0.065

16.29 (4.88)

14.87 (4.64)

1.41 (-0.69, 3.51)

0.186

16.17 (0.48)

15.51 (1.31)

0.66 (-1.71, 3.04)

0.581

Movement

10.75 (4.91)

10.39 (5.37)

0.35 (-1.93, 2.65)

0.760

9.15 (5.34)*

11.86 (4.86)*

-2.70

0.005*

10.65 (5.20)

9.65 (5.25)

1.00 (-1.17, 3.18)

0.365

11.03 (5.00)*

7.90 (5.92)*

3.12 (0.69, 5.56)*

0.012*

(-4.59, -0.82)*

Feelings

9.46 (3.82)

9.17 (4.50)

0.28 (-1.58, 2.16)

0.762

7.99 (3.96)*

10.31 (4.76)*

-2.31

0.004*

9.20 (4.21)

8.90 (4.96)

0.29 (-1.53, 2.11)

0.753

9.48 (4.46)

7.74 (4.03)

1.74 (-0.31, 3.79)

0.096

(-3.89, -0.73)*

Arthritis

21.40 (4.17)

20.67 (4.92)

0.72 (-1.38, 2.83)

0.491

20.22 (4.85)

21.43 (4.66)

-1.21 (-2.97, 0.53)

0.171

21.10 (4.63)

20.15 (5.04)

0.95 (-1.03, 2.94)

0.343

21.39 (4.60)

18.60 (4.40)

2.79 (0.51, 5.07)

0.017

Treatments

19.16 (4.25)

17.40 (5.81)

1.27 (0.77, 4.28)

0.170

16.90 (5.72)

18.77 (5.29)

-1.86 (-3.95, 0.22)

0.079

17.84 (5.55)

17.56 (5.48)

0.28 (-2.07, 2.65)

0.809

18.19 (5.43)

16.12 (5.93)

2.06 (-0.63, 4.77)

0.133

Self-help

17.17 (4.54)

16.23 (4.89)

0.94 (-1.12, 3.01)

0.373

15.84 (5.02)

17.48 (4.42)

-1.64 (-3.39, 0.10)

0.065

16.58 (4.78)

15.88 (4.75)

0.69 (-1.29, 2.68)

0.491

16.66 (4.77)

16.17 (5.21)

0.48 (-1.78, 2.76)

0.671

Support

8.28 (3.16)

7.26 (4.28)

1.02 (-0.80, 2.84)

0.275

6.85 (4.00)

8.15 (4.10)

-1.29 (-2.80, 0.20)

0.091

7.53 (3.89)

7.20 (4.59)

0.32 (-1.39, 2.04)

0.709

7.81 (4.12)

5.97 (3.82)

1.83 (-0.11, 3.78)

0.065

Total ENAT Score

95.67 (28.52)

105.76 (24.33)

10.09 (-4.39, 24.58)

0.179

91.23 (28.47)

104.98 (25.37)

-13.74 (-24.89, -2.60)

0.016

98.13 (26.82)

94.14 (30.22)

3.99 (-9.11,17.11)

0.546

99.54 (26.87)

85.88 (31.58)

13.66 (-1.40,28.73)

0.075

HOA

(n = 48)

Pain

15.09 (5.29)

16.78 (3.50)

-1.69 (-5.72, 2.33)

0.399

8.22 (5.27)*

17.02 (3.77)*

1.77(-12.39, -5.18)*

0.001*

15.14 (5.13)

15.63 (7.26)

-0.47 (-7.01,6.06)

0.883

15.69 (5.13)

15.56 (5.30)

0.12 (-4.24, 4.49)

0.953

Movement

4.57 (6.21)

2.85 (2.12)

1.72 (-2.00,5.44)

0.356

1.33 (0.87)

4.65 (5.75)

-3.31 (-7.47, 0.83)

0.115

3.74 (5.25)

1.76 (0.41)

1.97 (-4.25, 8.21)

0.524

4.43 (5.86)

2.31 (0.81)

2.11 (-2.11, 6.34)

0.318

Feelings

9.12 (5.34)

9.61 (3.68)

-0.49 (-3.87, 2.88)

0.769

2.64 (4.28)*

10.62 (3.73)*

-7.98

0.001*

8.64 (5.06)

9.84 (2.84)

-1.19 (-7.24, 4.84)

0.690

9.16 (4.81)

9.59 (5.44)

-0.42 (-4.28, 3.42)

0.824

(-10.98, -4.98)*

Arthritis

17.73 (7.62)

20.18 (5.40)

-2.45 (-7.51, 2.61)

0.332

9.43 (8.67)*

20.11 (5.25)*

-10.68

0.001*

17.91 (7.49)

15.16 (0.00)

2.75 (-6.14,11.65)

0.534

18.31 (6.83)

18.64 (8.41)

-0.32 (-5.97, 5.31)

0.907

(-15.58, -5.77)*

Treatments

9.52 (7.63)

9.24 (8.02)

0.28 (-5.45, 6.02)

0.923

3.51 (2.68)*

10.75 (7.76)*

-7.23

0.021*

9.21 (7.80)

6.40 (0.00)

2.81 (-6.48,12.11)

0.542

9.40 (7.34)

9.71 (9.83)

-0.30 (-7.26, 6.64)

0.929

(-13.31, -1.16)*

Self-help

18.98 (4.98)

20.38 (3.20)

-1.39 (-4.54, 1.74)

0.375

14.10 (7.11)*

20.43 (3.08)*

-6.32

0.001*

19.38 (5.00)

17.79 (0.00)

1.59 (-4.14, 4.45)

0.590

19.57 (4.65)

18.73 (4.11)

0.83 (-2.76, 4.44)

0.641

(-9.58, -3.05)*

Support

4.83 (3.96)

5.99 (3.38)

-1.15 (-3.77, 1.45)

0.375

1.86 (2.02)*

5.80 (3.72)*

-3.93

0.006*

4.62 (3.60)

4.47 (1.96)

0.15 (-4.14, 4.45)

0.942

4.86 (3.59)

6.06 (4.57)

-1.20 (-4.05, 1.64)

0.400

(-6.69, -1.18)*

Total ENAT Score

77.77 (31.65)

97.82 (21.70)

-20.04 (-48.09, 8.00)

0.155

33.94 (26.77)*

90.82 (21.82)*

-56.88

0.001*

80.02 (34.36)

71.05 (11.10)

8.96 (-32.91,50.84)

0.663

82.17 (29.18)

78.97 (41.83)

3.20 (-27.99, 4.39)

0.835

(-79.42, -34.33)*

  1. MD, mean difference (older-younger for age, male-female for gender, longer-shorter for disease duration and basic-higher for disease duration). P-value ≤0.05 represents significance effects against the null hypothesis on 'no difference’. *Statistically significant results. Older/younger age cutoff is based on disease-specific median age; shorter/longer disease duration cutoff is based on disease-specific 25th percentile. RA, rheumatoid arthritis; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; HOA, hand osteoarthritis; ENAT, Educational Needs Assessment Tool.