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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Hearing dogs for people with severe and profound hearing loss: a wait-list design randomised controlled trial investigating their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

 

As randomised

Included in primary analysis (trial)

Hearing dog (n = 83)

Wait-list (n = 82)

Total (n = 165)

Hearing dog (n = 55)

Wait-list (n = 57)

Total (n = 112)

Sex n (%)

Female

63 (75.9)

60 (73.2)

123 (74.5)

42 (76.4)

41 (71.9)

83 (73.1)

Male

20 (24.1)

22 (26.8)

42 (25.5)

13 (23.6)

16 (28.1)

29 (25.9)

Age (years)

Mean

(SD)

47.7

(18.6)

49.7

(17.0)

48.7

(17.8)

48.2

(18.6)

50.6

(17.2)

49.4

(17.8)

Median (Min, max)

47

(18, 86)

50.5

(18, 81)

49

(18, 86)

49

(19, 86)

50

(18, 79)

49

(18, 86)

Ethnicity n (%)

White British

78 (94.0)

80 (97.6)

158 (95.7)

52 (94.5)

56 (98.2)

108 (96.4)

All other

5 (6.0)

2 (2.4)

4 (4.2)

3 (5.5)

1 (1.8)

4 (3.6)

Relationship status n (%)

Single

31 (37.3)

27 (32.9)

58 (35.2)

22 (40.0)

18 (31.6)

40 (35.7)

Married/cohabiting

39 (47.0)

39 (47.6)

78 (47.3)

27 (49.1)

28 (49.1)

55 (49.1)

Separated/divorced

10 (12.0)

11 (13.4)

21 (12.7)

3 (5.5)

6 (10.5)

9 (8.0)

Widowed

3 (3.6)

5 (6.1)

8 (4.8)

3 (5.5)

5 (8.8)

8 (7.1)

Long-term health conditions (expected to last more than 12 months) n (%)

Yes

48 (57.8)

49 (59.8)

97 (58.8)

29 (52.7)

32 (56.1)

61 (54.5)

No

35 (42.2)

33 (40.2)

68 (41.2)

26 (47.3)

25 (43.9)

51 (45.5)

Prior pet dog experience n (%)

Yes

56 (67.5)

54 (65.9)

110 (66.7)

37 (67.3)

39 (68.4)

76 (67.9)

No

27 (32.5)

28 (34.1)

55 (33.3)

18 (32.7)

18 (31.6)

36 (32.1)

Years with severe/profound hearing loss n (%)

Mean

(SD)

28.6

(18.1)

24.3a

(19.3)

26.5

(18.8)

28.0

(16.5)

23.4b

(19.2)

25.68 (18.0)

Median (range)

25 (1–76)

20 (2–76)

22 (1–76)

25 (1–63)

20 (2–76)

22 (1–76)

HDfDP needs categorisationc n (%)

None

43 (51.8)

44 (53.7)

82 (52.7)

28 (50.9)

31 (54.4)

59 (52.7)

Personal

12 (14.5)

13 (15.9)

25 (15.2)

6 (10.9)

5 (8.8)

11 (9.8)

Environmental

21 (25.3)

18 (22.0)

39 (23.6)

17 (30.9)

17 (29.8)

34 (30.4)

Both

7 (8.4)

7 (8.5)

14 (8.5)

4 (7.3)

4 (7.0)

8 (7.1)

  1. aMissing data for 4 participants
  2. bMissing data for 2 participants
  3. c None no remarkable/particular needs, personal predominantly personal needs (e.g. particular health concerns, mobility issues), environmental predominantly environmental needs (e.g. inner city location, cats in the home), both personal and environmental needs