Effects of a Phone Call Intervention to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Quality of Life of HIV/AIDS Patients in Baoshan, China: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Comparison of quality of life domains and change (mean, SD) from baseline to month 3 between intervention and control groups.

	Treatment-naive patients					Treatment-experienced patients
Domain					𝑃 value					𝑃 value
	𝑛	Intervention	𝑛	Control		𝑛	Intervention	𝑛	Control
Physical well-being
Baseline	52	12.6 ± 3.4	51	13.8 ± 2.6	0.044	46	14.3 ± 2.2	47	13.9 ± 2.8	0.478
Month 3	30	16.5 ± 4.0	31	15.8 ± 3.3	0.414	40	16.8 ± 2.5	42	16.3 ± 2.6	0.319
Change	30	4.3 ± 3.5	31	1.5 ± 3.7	0.003	40	2.55 ± 3.2	42	2.38 ± 3.4	0.817
Psychological status
Baseline	52	11.7 ± 2.21	51	11.7 ± 2.2	0.875	46	12.1 ± 2.1	47	12.1 ± 2.0	0.886
Month 3	30	13.3 ± 2.14	31	12.9 ± 1.9	0.468	40	13.9 ± 1.7	42	13.0 ± 2.4	0.055
Change	30	1.6 ± 2.37	31	1.1 ± 2.8	0.485	40	1.78 ± 2.4	42	0.95 ± 2.5	0.126
Level of independence/work capacity
Baseline	52	12.2 ± 2.8	51	13.2 ± 2.6	0.083	46	13.9 ± 2.7	47	13.1 ± 2.0	0.159
Month 3	30	13.3 ± 2.3	31	12.9 ± 1.5	0.465	40	13.7 ± 1.7	42	13.0 ± 1.7	0.054
Change	30	1.4 ± 2.5	31	−0.4 ± 3.2	0.018	40	−0.2 ± 2.4	42	−0.1 ± 2.1	0.949
Social relationships
Baseline	52	13.2 ± 2.3	51	13.5 ± 2.4	0.477	46	13.3 ± 3.1	47	13.4 ± 2.4	0.864
Month 3	30	15.0 ± 2.2	31	14.4 ± 2.7	0.353	40	14.9 ± 2.2	42	14.3 ± 2.2	0.172
Change	30	1.8 ± 2.2	31	0.7 ± 3.3	0.114	40	1.7 ± 3.3	42	0.9 ± 2.2	0.214
Environment
Baseline	52	11.7 ± 2.2	51	12.5 ± 2.4	0.072	46	12.0 ± 2.5	47	12.0 ± 2.7	0.983
Month 3	30	13.6 ± 2.2	31	12.7 ± 2.0	0.101	40	14.0 ± 2.3	42	13.1 ± 2.1	0.073
Change	30	1.8 ± 2.0	31	−0.03 ± 2.1	0.002	40	2.0 ± 2.6	42	1.1 ± 2.8	0.135
Spiritual/religious/personal beliefs
Baseline	52	11.1 ± 3.5	51	12.4 ± 3.5	0.066	46	12.8 ± 3.7	47	12.0 ± 3.0	0.248
Month 3	30	15.5 ± 3.0	31	14.6 ± 3.6	0.297	40	16.2 ± 2.9	42	15.1 ± 3.3	0.123
Change	30	4.3 ± 2.9	31	2.4 ± 3.4	0.021	40	3.3 ± 4.5	42	3.1 ± 4.4	0.836