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Table 2 Mean baseline participant reported outcomes by randomised group (N = 70)

From: ‘Putting Life in Years’ (PLINY) telephone friendship groups research study: pilot randomised controlled trial

 

Group

 

Intervention

Control

Participant reported outcome measure

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

SF-36 Physical function

35

65.6

27.4

35

67

27.3

SF-36 Role physical

35

71.3

25.2

35

73.6

25.3

SF-36 Bodily pain

35

64.4

29

35

64

26

SF-36 General health

35

69.2

21.4

35

60

19.4

SF-36 Vitality

35

62.3

20.3

35

54.3

21.4

SF-36 Social function

35

85

22.6

35

81.4

26

SF-36 Role emotional

35

88.6

19.2

35

86.4

24

SF-36 Mental health

35

77.9

17.5

35

74.7

21.6

SF-36 Physical component summary

35

43.8

10.5

35

43.7

11

SF-36 Mental component summary

35

54.1

9.1

35

51.3

12.5

EQ-5D

35

0.73

0.29

35

0.73

0.24

EQ-5D VAS

35

75.1

18.6

35

72.5

18.8

De Jong emotional loneliness

34

1.9

1.8

35

2.3

2

De Jong social loneliness

35

1.4

1.7

35

1.7

1.8

De Jong overall loneliness

34

3.3

3.1

35

4

3.5

PHQ-9

35

2.9

3.6

35

3.3

4.8

ONS wellbeing

35

7.8

2.4

35

7.5

2.5

GSE

35

33.7

4.5

35

31.3

5.5

  1. The Short Form (36) Health Instrument (SF-36) Dimensions are scored on a 0 (poor) to 100 (good) health scale, except for the Physical and Mental Component summary scores which are standardised to have a mean of 50 and SD of 10. The EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) utility score is measured on a -0.56 to 1.00 (good health) scale. The EQ-5D visual analogue scale (VAS) is measured on a 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state). The emotional loneliness scale of the De Jong is scored on a 0 to 6 scale with higher scores indicating more loneliness. The social loneliness scale of the De Jong is scored on a 0 to 5 scale with higher scores indicating more loneliness. The total loneliness scale of the De Jong is scored on a 0 to 11 scale with higher scores indicating more loneliness. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 is measured on a 0 to 27 scale with higher scores indicating more severe depressive symptoms. General Self-Efficacy (GSE) Scale is scored on a 10 to 40 scale with higher scores indicating more perceived self-efficacy.
  2. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) instrument measures subjective well-being on a 0 to 40 scale, with higher scores indicating high subjective well-being.
  3. One participant did not answer questions 5, 9 and 10 of the De Jong (reason recorded: participant did not want to answer) which affected the emotional and overall loneliness scores.