Table 12Change in PAM Scores Throughout the Study Period Among Groups (ITT Analysis)

Interventions and comparisonsaSlope estimateb ± SE95% CIP value
FTF PM0.95 ± 1.47−1.96 to 3.86.52
Online PM5.66 ± 1.452.79-8.52.0001
Textbook only0.02 ± 1.55−3.03 to 3.08.99
FTF PM vs online PM−4.70 ± 2.07−8.79 to −0.62.02
FTF PM vs textbook only0.93 ± 2.13−3.28 to 5.14.66
Online PM vs textbook only−5.63 ± 2.121.44-9.83.01

Abbreviations: FTF, face to face; ITT, intention to treat; PAM, Patient Activation Measure; PM, peer mentoring.

aAdjusted for race/ethnicity, sex, age quartile, marital status, education, employment status, and rural/urban location.

bThe slope estimates represent the change in scores in standard points over 18 months.

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