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Table 2 Number and length of calls

From: Effectiveness of proactive and reactive services at the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline in a randomized trial

 

Total

Proactive

Reactive

p-value

N = 586

npro = 303

nre = 283

Number of calls

    

Mean (SD)

3.2 (4.6)

4.3 (4.7)

2.1 (4.3)

< .001*

Median (q1-q3)

2.0 (1.0-3.0)

3.0 (2.0-5.0)

2.0 (1.0-2.0)

< .001

Range

1-70

1-40

1-70

 

1 call (%, n/N)

34 (198/586)

19 (57/303)

50 (141/283)

< .001

2 calls

31 (182/586)

27 (81/303)

36 (101/283)

3 calls

11 (67/586)

15 (47/303)

7 (20/283)

Number of calls, 3 groups (%, n/N)

    

≤ 2

65 (380/586)

45 (138/303)

85 (242/283)

< .001

3-6

25 (145/586)

37 (111/303)

12 (34/283)

≥ 7

10 (61/586)

18 (54/303)

3 (7/283)

Total length of calls (minutes)

    

Mean (SD)

47.9 (58.3)

60.1 (65.7)

34.8 (45.8)

< .001*

Median (q1-q3)

31.0 (20.7-52.0)

38.0 (24.0-71.0)

27.0 (18.0-38.0)

< .001

Range

5-707

6-591

5-707

 

Length of first call (minutes):

    

Mean (SD)

25.1 (10.7)

25.2 (10.7)

25.0 (10.9)

.859*

Median (q1-q3)

23.0 (17.0-31.0)

23.0 (18.0-31.0)

23.0 (17.0-31.0)

.820

Range

5-75

6-60

5-75

 

Length of second call (minutes)

(N = 389)

(n = 246)

(n = 143)

 

Mean (SD)

8.6 (9.5)

9.6 (9.7)

6.8 (8.9)

.004*

Median (q1-q3)

6.0 (1.0-13.0)

8.0 (2.0-14.3)

2.0 (0.0-12.0)

.001

Range

0-61

0-61

0-40

 
  1. *Statistical significant difference between proactive and reactive service tested with t-test.
  2. Statistical significant difference between proactive and reactive service tested with Mann–Whitney U-test.
  3. Statistical significant difference between proactive and reactive service tested with chi-square test.