Table 1 Participant baseline characteristics, N = 593
Variables | Intention-to-treat population | Per-protocol population | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention arm (open access telePRO): n = 346 | Control arm (standard telePRO): n = 247 | Patients who completed the open access intervention: n = 300 | |
Mean (SD) age, years | 46.3 (17.2) | 47.2 (17.3) | 45.8 (17.1) |
Gender: male, n (%) | 182 (53) | 115 (47) | 164 (55) |
Cohabitation status, n (%) | |||
 Living alone | 76 (22) | 62 (25) | 59 (20) |
 Missing | 12 (3) | 3 (1) | 12 (4) |
Education, n (%) | |||
 No or low | 94 (27) | 62 (25) | 76 (25) |
 Medium | 119 (34) | 96 (39) | 105 (35) |
 High | 121 (35) | 85 (34) | 107 (36) |
 Missing | 12 (3) | 4 (2) | 12 (4) |
Duration of epilepsy, years | |||
 Mean (SD) | 16.1 (14.3) | 16.9 (15.7) | 16.2 (14.4) |
 Median (IQR) | 12 (5–22) | 12 (5–22) | 11 (5–23) |
 Missing, n (%) | 46 (13) | 29 (12) | 41 (14) |
Number of seizure last years, n (%) | |||
 No seizure | 235 (68) | 165 (67) | 213 (71) |
 Seizures (1 or above) | 96 (28) | 69 (28) | 74 (25) |
 Missing | 15 (4) | 13 (5) | 13 (4) |
Side effects | |||
 Mean (SD) | 1.56 (0.79) | 1.45 (0.67) | 1.53 (0.76) |
 Median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) |
 Missing, n (%) | 7 (2) | 2 (1) | 7 (2) |
Well-being (WHO-5) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 68.9 (18.9) | 68.0 (19.4) | 69.0 (18.9) |
 Median (IQR) | 72 (60–80) | 72 (56–80) | 72 (60–80) |
 Missing, n (%) | 10 (3) | 3 (1) | 9 (3) |
General health | |||
 Mean (SD) | 2.62 (0.92) | 2.64 (0.91) | 2.59 (0.92) |
 Median (IQR) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) |
 Missing, n (%) | 7 (2) | 3 (1) | 7 (2) |
Social support for health (HLQ, subscale 4) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 3.30 (0.54) | 3.32 (0.56) | 3.30 (0.55) |
 Median (IQR) | 3.4 (3–3.8) | 3.4 (3–3.8) | 3.4 (3–3.8) |
 Missing, n (%) | 15 (4) | 6 (2) | 14 (5) |
Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers (HLQ, subscale 6) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 3.87 (0.84) | 3.82 (0.91) | 3.87 (0.84) |
 Median (IQR) | 4 (3.4–4.5) | 4 (3.4–4.6) | 4 (3.4–4.4) |
 Missing, n (%) | 18 (5) | 6 (2) | 16 (5) |
Understanding health information well enough to know what to do (HLQ, subscale 9) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 4.01 (0.79) | 3.94 (0.86) | 4.02 (0.77) |
 Median (IQR) | 4 (3.6–4.6) | 4 (3.6–4.6) | 4 (3.6–4.6) |
 Missing, n (%) | 18 (5) | 6 (2) | 16 (5) |
Self-efficacy (GSE) | |||
 Mean (SD) | 29.35 (6.08) | 29.23 (6.73) | 29.71 (5.86) |
 Missing, n (%) | 16 (5) | 7 (3) | 15 (5) |