Telemedical care and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: results of a randomized controlled trial

Stentzel, Ulrike; van den Berg, Neeltje; Moon, Kilson; Schulze, Lara N.; Schulte, Josephine; Langosch, Jens M.; Hoffmann, Wolfgang; Grabe, Hans J.

doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03318-8

Table 5 Results of the generalized linear model for the change (six-month-follow-up compared with baseline) of the WHOQOL total sum score and the five WHOQOL Domains

From: Telemedical care and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: results of a randomized controlled trial

WHOQOL		Estimate	95% CI		p-value^a
WHOQOL		Estimate	LCI	UCI	p-value^a
Total score quality of life
Intercept		61,914	43,318	80,510	<.0001
study group (ref = control)		4348	−0,951	9648	0,108
age		−0,049	− 0,259	0,161	0,648
gender (ref = female)		− 5213	−10,575	0,148	0,057
education (ref = < 10 years)	10 years	2143	− 3888	8173	0,486
education (ref = < 10 years)	> 10 years	0,305	− 7168	7778	0,936
BL-Total Score^b		−0,662	− 0,856	− 0,468	<.0001
Physical health domain
Intercept		32,260	18,319	46,201	<.0001
study group (ref = control)		3787	− 1958	9531	0,196
age		−0,135	− 0,364	0,093	0,245
gender (ref = female)		− 2566	− 8397	3265	0,387
education (ref = < 10 years)	10 years	2474	− 4079	9026	0,459
education (ref = < 10 years)	> 10 years	0,494	− 7622	8611	0,905
BL-Total Score		−0,462	− 0,641	− 0,283	<.0001
Psychological health domain
Intercept		31,005	16,921	45,088	<.0001
study group (ref = control)		4318	− 1498	10,133	0,145
age		−0,145	−0,376	0,086	0,219
gender (ref = female)		− 4474	−10,324	1375	0,134
education (ref = < 10 years)	10 years	2071	− 4637	8778	0,545
education (ref = < 10 years)	> 10 years	− 2354	− 10,629	5921	0,576
BL-Total Score		− 0,408	−0,568	− 0,249	<.0001
Social relationships domain
Intercept		18,092	5127	31,056	0,006
study group (ref = control)		1174	− 5078	7426	0,713
age		−0,099	− 0,375	0,178	0,483
gender (ref = female)		0,638	− 5643	6920	0,842
education (ref = < 10 years)	10 years	3119	− 4485	10,724	0,421
education (ref = < 10 years)	> 10 years	− 4002	−13,419	5415	0,403
BL-Total Score		− 0,227	−0,372	− 0,082	0,002
Environment domain
Intercept		28,289	12,585	43,992	<.0001
study group (ref = control)		2710	− 3648	9068	0,403
age		−0,088	−0,353	0,178	0,516
gender (ref = female)		− 1515	− 8029	5000	0,648
education (ref = < 10 years)	10 years	5183	− 1995	12,361	0,157
education (ref = < 10 years)	> 10 years	1257	− 7989	10,503	0,789
BL-Total Score		−0,378	− 0,591	− 0,166	0,001
Global Domain
Intercept		23,199	11,038	35,359	<.0001
study group (ref = control)		0,602	11,038	6466	0,840
age		−0,110	−0,348	0,128	0,363
gender (ref = female)		− 2465	− 8339	3409	0,410
education (ref = < 10 years)	10 years	4572	− 2143	11,287	0,182
education (ref = < 10 years)	> 10 years	0,229	− 8452	8909	0,959
BL-Total Score		− 0,344	−0,487	− 0,202	<.0001

Abbreviations: WHOQOL World Health Organization Quality of Life, CI confidence interval, LCI lower CI (mean), UCI upper CI (mean)
^asignificant p values are printed in bold
^bBaseline WHOQOL Total Score value

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