Baseline demographic characteristics of CALLS control and experimental participants
| Control (n=16) | Experimental (n=14) | |
| Age (years, %) | ||
| 18–25 | 1 (6.7) | 3 (21.4) |
| 25–34 | 3 (20.0) | 2 (14.3) |
| 35–44 | 5 (33.3) | 2 (14.3) |
| 45–54 | 1 (6.7) | 5 (35.7) |
| 55–64 | 3 (20.0) | 1 (7.1) |
| >65 | 2 (13.3) | 1 (7.1) |
| African- American (%) | 13 (86.7) | 11 (78.6) |
| Education (%) | ||
| Some high school | 1 (6.7) | 1 (7.1) |
| High school | 3 (20.0) | 6 (42.9) |
| Some college | 6 (40.0) | 4 (28.6) |
| College graduate | 5 (33.3) | 3 (21.4) |
| Marriage (%) | ||
| Unmarried | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Divorced | 2 (13.3) | 2 (14.3) |
| Married | 3 (20.0) | 3 (21.4) |
| Never married | 8 (53.3) | 8 (57.1) |
| Separated | 1 (6.7) | 1 (7.1) |
| Income (US$) (%) | ||
| <15K | 5 (35.7) | 5 (35.7) |
| 15K | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| 20K | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| 25K | 2 (14.3) | 2 (14.3) |
| 30K | 1 (7.1) | 3 (21.4) |
| 40K | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| 60K | 3 (21.4) | 1 (7.1) |
| Employment (%) | ||
| Unemployed/Disability pay | 8 (53.3) | 8 (57.1) |
| Working full time | 4 (26.7) | 2 (14.3) |
| Working part time | 1 (6.7) | 3 (21.4) |
| Retired | 2 (13.3) | 1 (7.1) |
| Insurance (%) | ||
| No health insurance | 2 (13.3) | 1 (7.1) |
| Medicaid | 7 (46.7) | 6 (42.9) |
| Medicare | 2 (13.3) | 5 (35.7) |
| Private | 2 (13.3) | 2 (14.3) |
| Other | 2 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Baseline health literacy score (mean (SD)) | 10.33 (1.72) | 9.57 (1.60) |
| Baseline total patient activation measure (mean (SD)) | 33.50 (3.98) | 30.79 (3.40) |
| Baseline lupus flare in the past 3 months (mean (SD)) | 1.29 (0.99) | 1.29 (1.33) |
| Baseline lupus disease activity during the past 3 months, on a scale of 1–10 (mean (SD)) | 5.68 (3.18) | 4.93 (2.27) |
| Baseline total self-efficacy (coping) score (mean (SD)) | 358.87 (126.91) | 359.86 (128.11) |
CALLS, Care-coordination Approach to Learning Lupus Self-Management.