Outcome Measures by Level of Deprivation
Variable | Level of Deprivation | Effect Size (Cohen’s d) | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low Mean (SD) | High Mean (SD) | |||
MYMOP symptom scorea | ||||
Baseline | 4.58 (1.50) n = 266 | 4.90 (1.56) n = 310 | −0.209 | .01 |
1 Month after baseline | 2.79 (1.78) n = 221 | 3.48 (2.01) n = 211 | −0.363 | <.001 |
Change from baseline | −1.76 (2.10) n = 200 | −1.21 (2.13) n = 188 | −0.260 | .01 |
MYMOP well-being scorea | ||||
Baseline | 3.29 (1.63) n = 287 | 3.74 (1.78) n = 340 | −0.264 | .005 |
1 Month after baseline | 2.78 (1.62) n = 225 | 3.53 (1.91) n = 211 | −0.424 | <.001 |
Change from baseline | −0.49 (1.90) n = 217 | −0.20 (2.09) n = 203 | −0.145 | .15 |
GP = general practitioner; MYMOP = Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile.
↵a MYMOP scores are generated by the patient on a 7 point scale from 0 (“as good as it could be”) to 6 (“as bad as it could be”). Thus high mean scores at baseline or follow-up reflect worse symptoms and well-being. Change scores are calculated as score at 1 month minus score at baseline.
Note: P values for differences between areas of deprivation are extracted from multi-level linear regression models that include fixed effects for age and sex and a random effect for GP level.