Table 5

Changes in situational confidence, hepatitis C knowledge and readiness to change measures

Measure

Baseline

Six-month Follow-up

EPC n = 37

SEC n = 41

EPC n = 36

SEC n = 41

Effect of

Treatment

Effect of

Time

ANCOVA

Mean

sd

Mean

sd

Mean

sd

Mean

sd

F

p

F

p

DICQ – Unpleasant emotions

49.27

30.1

54.51

30.06

56.86

28.8

62.85

31.56

0.38

0.54

14.44

0.00

DICQ – Physical discomfort score

56.76

27.2

61.9

28.26

64.11

24.09

66.27

30.85

0.01

0.92

10.07

0.00

DICQ – Pleasant emotions

74.16

25.3

79.17

21.67

77.44

24.62

78.51

25.73

0.03

0.87

15.38

0.00

DICQ – Testing personal control

57.76

30.7

60.44

31.51

64.53

28.76

63.1

32.42

0.05

0.82

11.54

0.00

DICQ – Urges and temptations

49.27

30.2

56.98

29.4

58.22

28.41

59.61

31.64

0.06

0.81

15.08

0.00

DICQ – Conflict with others

59.27

30.3

65.24

28.36

67.61

26.35

68.59

30.84

0.07

0.79

20.54

0.00

DICQ – Social pressure to use

49.43

32.9

52.68

34.48

48.5

35.9

56.54

34.49

0.92

0.34

20.63

0.00

DICQ – Pleasant times with others score

59.14

27.5

63.49

28.64

67.5

27.02

68.68

29.12

0.00

0.99

13.93

0.00

DICQ – Overall score

56.08

26.8

61.76

26.14

61.06

25.14

65.73

28.2

0.22

0.64

21.68

0.00

Hepatitis-C Knowledge Questionnaire

16.22

2.29

16.2

1.79

17.44

1.89

17.61

1.66

0.08

0.78

16.46

0.00

Readiness to change stage

2.54

0.73

2.54

0.78

2.58

0.73

2.56

0.78

0.00

0.99

0.57

0.45

Abou-Saleh et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5:25   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-25