Telemedicine (n = 78) | Standard Outpatient Care (SOC) (n = 78) | Intervention effect | ||||||||||
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Baseline | Follow-up | p-value | Baseline | Follow-up | p-value | Effectb | p-value | |||||
Generic Quality of Life measuresc | n | n | n | n | ||||||||
EQ-5D-5L, (0–1) | 75 | 0.72 (0.3) | 67 | 0.76 (0.2) | 0.06 | 72 | 0.70 (0.3) | 56 | 0.75 (0.2) | 0.02 | −0.01 (−0.08, 0.05) | 0.66 |
EQ-VAS, (0–100) | 74 | 59.0 (21.8) | 68 | 60.4 (21.7) | 0.53 | 73 | 57.7 (20.8) | 57 | 63.5 (21.4) | 0.02 | −3.99 (−10.17, 2.19) | 0.21 |
WHO-5, (0–100) | 73 | 63.2 (21.0) | 64 | 65.4 (19.8) | 0.44 | 67 | 59.4 (21.5) | 54 | 62.4 (20.6) | 0.48 | −0.67 (−6.74, 5.39) | 0.83 |
HADS-A, (0–21) | 77 | 4.3 (3.3) | 66 | 4.5 (3.9) | 0.89 | 78 | 4.6 (4.0) | 58 | 4.7 (3.9) | 0.43 | −0.25 (−1.28, 0.78) | 0.63 |
HADS-D, (0–21) | 77 | 4.7 (3.3) | 66 | 4.7 (3.9) | 0.88 | 78 | 5.4 (4.1) | 58 | 5.1 (3.5) | 0.57 | 0.15 (−0.83, 1.1) | 0.76 |
Disease-specific Quality of Life measuresc | ||||||||||||
PAID-20, mean (SD) | 68 | 21.6 (18.6) | 64 | 25.4 (20.0) | 0.04 | 62 | 21.4 (18.3) | 48 | 22.3 (18.0) | 0.76 | 2.56 (−1.95, 7.06) | 0.27 |
PAID-20 ≥ 40 (%) | 68 | 14 (20.6) | 64 | 11 (17.2) | 0.31 | 62 | 8 (12.9) | 48 | 7 (14.6) | 0.85 | −0.34 (−1.22, 0.54) | 0.45 |
NeuroQOL weighted (1–15) | ||||||||||||
Painful symptoms | 75 | 4.0 (2.2) | 65 | 4.1 (2.6) | 0.97 | 73 | 4.2 (2.7) | 58 | 4.2 (2.7) | 0.89 | 0.06 (−0.77–0.88) | 0.90 |
Reduced feeling | 71 | 4.8 (3.7) | 63 | 4.4 (3.3) | 0.19 | 70 | 5.2 (3.3) | 55 | 4.7 (3.3) | 0.26 | −0.03 (−1.06–0.99) | 0.95 |
Diffuse sensorimotor symptoms | 70 | 5.8 (4.2) | 64 | 5.5 (4.3) | 0.29 | 71 | 5.7 (4.0) | 54 | 5.4 (3.7) | 0.12 | 0.23 (−0.78–1.24) | 0.66 |
ADL restrictions | 69 | 7.2 (4.2) | 58 | 6.5 (3.7) | 0.19 | 70 | 8.2 (4.4) | 52 | 6.3 (4.0) | 0.003 | 1.05 (−0.65–2.75) | 0.23 |
Interpersonal burden | 70 | 5.5 (3.9) | 59 | 5.1 (4.0) | 0.18 | 71 | 5.3 (3.5) | 50 | 4.7 (3.6) | 0.20 | 0.02 (−1.18–1.22) | 0.97 |
Emotional distress | 75 | 4.0 (2.2) | 63 | 4.1 (2.6) | 0.97 | 73 | 4.2 (2.7) | 53 | 4.2 (2.7) | 0.89 | 0.06 (−0.77–0.88) | 0.90 |