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Table 2 Means and standard deviations at baseline and follow-up (n = 10)

From: Nurse- and peer-led self-management programme for patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator; a feasibility study

 

At baseline

At follow-up (6 weeks)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

General self-efficacy expectancies* [16–80]

65.0

9.6

69.8

5.7

Perceived control* [7–35]

27.1

4.1

28.1

2.5

HADS** [0-21]

    

   Symptoms of anxiety

5.1

3.4

3.7

2.4

   Symptoms of depression

3.9

3.7

2.9

3.1

RAND-36* [0–100]

    

   Physical functioning

66.0

17.4

72.8

22.5

   Social functioning

75.0

22.5

84.7

25.6

   Role limitations (physical problem)

50.0

48.4

69.4

42.9

   Role limitations (emotional problem)

74.1

40.1

70.4

45.5

   Mental health

79.6

13.6

82.7

13.9

   Vitality

63.9

22.6

63.9

18.8

   Pain

80.5

22.0

86.6

20.3

   General health perception

56.7

19.5

56.7

22.9

  1. * Higher scores indicate better functioning
  2. ** Higher scores indicate poorer functioning
  3. Score between brackets refer to the theoretical range (underlined scores indicate most favourable scores)