Characteristics of intervention group (IG) and waiting list group (WG) probands and of the total sample on entry into the study
| IG* (n = 26) | WG (n = 8) | Total sample (n = 34) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 24 | 92.3 | 7 | 87.5 | 31 | 91.2 | ||
| Male | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 8.8 | ||
| Educational qualification | ||||||||
| Junior high school | 10 | 38.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 14 | 41.2 | ||
| Senior high school | 5 | 19.2 | 3 | 37.5 | 8 | 23.5 | ||
| Polytechnic/University | 9 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26.5 | ||
| Polytechnic/University | ||||||||
| Degree | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 8.8 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14.7 | ||
| Partnership | 5 | 19.2 | 2 | 25.0 | 7 | 20.6 | ||
| Married | 14 | 53.8 | 5 | 62.5 | 19 | 55.9 | ||
| Divorced | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 8.8 | ||
| Duration of illness | ||||||||
| Less than 1 year | 4 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.8 | ||
| 1 to 5 years | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 12.5 | 15 | 44.1 | ||
| 5 to 10 years | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 11.8 | ||
| More than 10 years | 5 | 19.2 | 6 | 75.0 | 11 | 32.4 | ||
| SHG† membership | ||||||||
| Yes | 16 | 61.5 | 3 | 37.5 | 19 | 55.9 | ||
| No | 10 | 38.5 | 5 | 62.5 | 15 | 44.1 | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Without WG. | ||||||||
| †German Lupus Erythematosus Self Help Group. | ||||||||
| Age (years) | 40.15 | 12.96 | 47.63 | 11.19 | 41.91 | 12.81 | ||
| Disease activity | 1.27 | 1.15 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 1.12 | 1.15 | ||
| Chronic changes | 0.46 | 0.91 | 1.25 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.95 | ||