Change in educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) scores* over time
| Week 0 (N=68) | Week 16 (N=68) | Week 32 (N=68) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial question of need | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Do not want to know anything | 2 (3) | 3 (4) | 5 (7) | |
| Want to know some things | 15 (22) | 24 (35) | 25 (37) | |
| Want to know lots of things | 10 (15) | 13 (19) | 13 (19) | |
| Want to know everything | 41 (60) | 28 (41) | 25 (37) | |
| ENAT domains (score range)* | Mean*(95% CI) | Mean* (95% CI) | Mean* (95% CI) | F2,107 (p value) |
| Managing pain (0–18) | 13.3 (12.4 to 14.2) | 12.2 (11.1 to 13.3) | 11.5 (10.5 to 12.5) | 8.07 (0.001) |
| Movement (0–15) | 11.0 (10.3 to 11.7) | 10.0 (9.1 to 10.9) | 9.9 (9.1 to 10.7) | 3.16 (0.046) |
| Feelings (0–12) | 7.7 (6.9 to 8.5) | 6.9 (6.0 to 7.9) | 6.9 (6.1 to 7.7) | 2.09 (0.129) |
| Arthritis process (0–21) | 16.0 (15.1 to 17.0) | 14.2 (13.0 to 15.3) | 14.2 (13.0 to 15.4) | 6.23 (0.003) |
| Treatments (0–21) | 15.4 (14.3 to 16.5) | 14.5 (13.4 to 15.5) | 13.7 (12.6 to 14.8) | 3.46 (0.035) |
| Self-help measures (0–18) | 12.6 (11.6 to 13.6) | 11.3 (10.2 to 12.4) | 10.7 (9.6 to 11.9) | 8.02 (0.001) |
| Support (0–12) | 7.9 (7.3 to 8.5) | 7.3 (6.5 to 8.1) | 6.5 (5.8 to 7.3) | 5.93 (0.004) |
| Total ENAT score (0–117) | 83.9 (79.2 to 88.6) | 76.3 (70.4 to 82.3) | 73.8 (67.8 to 79.7) | 7.53 (0.001) |
*The ENAT domain scores are Rasch-transformed values, see scoring guide in the online supplementary material.