Patient participation in patients with heart failure receiving structured home care - a prospective longitudinal study

Table 2 Changes in patient participation over time based on a repeated measure ANOVA

Variable	Time
	Baseline (TI)	1 month (T2)	6 month (T3)	12 month (T4)	F (df)	Main effect over time	Post-hoc ^a
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	F (df)	P-value	Post-hoc ^a
Patient involvement (n = 47)	19.53 (3.44)	19.28 (3.27)	19.43 (3.04)	20.21 (3.26)	1.997 (3)	0.117
Information (n = 47)	14.77 (3.43)	15.96 (2.94)	16.23 (3.29)	16.15 (2.98)	4.861 (3)	0.003	B p = 0.009 C p = 0.008
Patient needs (n = 48)	23.60 (3.72)	24.54 (3.31)	24.60 (3.30)	24.54 (3.31)	1.998 (2.6)^b	0.126^b
Overall satisfaction involvement (n = 49)	7.82 (1.80)	7.96 (1.64)	7.84 (1.88)	7.92 (1.64)	0.153 (3)	0.928

Possible score range (a higher score indicates more positive ratings): Patient involvement 6–24; Information 5–20; Patient needs 7–28; Overall satisfaction involvement 1–10.
^a= Bonferroni corrected p-values. Significant differences are reported as A = T₁-T₂, B = T₁-T₃, C = T₁-T₄, D = T₂-T₃, E = T₂-T₄, F = T₃-T₄.
^b= Huynh-Feldt correction according to violation of the assumption of sphericity.

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