Table 6

Decision making process (planned behaviour in MS questionnaire)

Pre (2 weeks)Post (2 weeks)Post (6 months)Post (12 months)
DomainsIG (n=89)CG (n=89)IG (n=88)CG (n=86)IG (n=84)CG (n=86)IG (n=84)CG (n=83)
Attitude
(range 0–9)
3.1 (1.7)3.3 (1.8)3.0 (1.8)*3.5 (1.9)*3.1 (1.8)3.5 (1.8)3.1 (1.8)3.3 (2.0)
Social norm
(range 0–9)
2.1 (2.1)2.2 (1.2)1.7 (1.0)†2.1 (1.2)†1. 8 (1.2)1.9 (0.9)1.9 (1.2)1.7 (1.0)
Control beliefs
(range 0–9)
3.2 (2.1)3.2 (2.0)2.9 (2.1)3.2 (2.1)2.8 (2.0)3.0 (1.9)2.8 (2.1)3.2 (2.0)
Intention estimate
(range 0–27)
8.4 (4.2)8.7 (4.2)7.5 (4.4)*8.9 (4.1)*7.7 (4.3)8.4 (4.0)7.7 (4.2)8.2 (4.4)
  • Values are means (SD).

  • *p for difference=0.04.

  • †p for difference=0.006; all other differences not significant.

  • CG, control group; IG, intervention group; MS, multiple sclerosis.