Table 2.

Six-Week, 6-Month, and 1-Year Self-Efficacy and Primary and Secondary Outcome Scores by Study Group

OutcomeHome (n=138)Telephone (n=139)Usual Care (n=138)
CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10-item version; EQ-5D = EuroQol-5D; EQ VAS = EuroQol Visual Analog Scale; GH = SF-36 = Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) general health subscale; HAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire; MCS-36 = SF-36 mental component summary score; PCS-36 = SF-36 physical component summary score; PT/PP = pills taken/pills prescribed during the 7 days preceding data collection.
Intervention content delivery effectiveness
Self-efficacy score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks7.6 (1.5)7.2 (1.8)7.2 (1.9)
    6 Months7.5 (1.6)7.2 (1.8)7.2 (1.7)
    1 Year7.4 (1.6)7.3 (1.7)7.2 (1.8)
Primary outcome
PCS-36 score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks34.9 (11.9)36.3 (11.6)37.3 (11.1)
    6 Months36.2 (12.0)37.5 (11.8)37.2 (11.4)
    1 Year35.1 (12.2)36.4 (12.3)37.0 (11.6)
MCS-36 score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks51.6 (12.1)48.9 (12.3)48.6 (12.8)
    6 Months49.6 (13.7)46.1 (13.6)48.0 (13.0)
    1 Year51.2 (12.1)48.3 (12.0)48.5 (12.9)
Secondary outcome
GH score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks54.1 (21.4)54.4 (23.4)54.6 (25.0)
    6 Months53.8 (22.5)53.5 (23.5)54.4 (25.0)
    1 Year54.2 (23.1)54.3 (22.9)54.2 (24.1)
EQ-5D score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks0.80 (0.17)0.80 (0.17)0.80 (0.17)
    6 Months0.82 (0.16)0.81 (0.18)0.80 (0.20)
    1 Year0.79 (0.18)0.77 (0.20)0.81 (0.17)
EQ VAS score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks75.7 (18.5)73.5 (18.9)72.4 (19.7)
    6 Months74.6 (17.5)73.0 (20.4)72.9 (18.9)
    1 Year75.7 (15.2)72.3 (20.1)72.3 (18.9)
HAQ score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks0.89 (0.70)0.84 (0.71)0.76 (0.64)
    6 Months0.88 (0.67)0.85 (0.74)0.80 (0.68)
    1 Year0.91 (0.71)0.85 (0.71)0.77 (0.64)
CES-D score, mean (SD)
    6 Weeks7.1 (6.0)7.6 (5.4)8.3 (6.5)
    6 Months7.5 (5.9)9.2 (6.5)8.2 (6.6)
    1 Year7.4 (6.3)8.6 (6.1)8.2 (6.9)
PT/PP, mean % (SD)
    6 Weeks93 (11)92 (15)93 (11)
    6 Months91 (16)89 (18)93 (13)
    1 Year94 (10)93 (12)91 (15)
Health care utilization at 1 year
Hospitalization, %16 (–)11 (–)15 (–)
Expenditures, $, mean (SD)14,105 (20,279)12,422 (14,241)11,493 (10,972)