Skip to main content

Table 1 Scores for patient information leaflets

From: Patient information leaflets (PILs) for UK randomised controlled trials: a feasibility study exploring whether they contain information to support decision making about trial participation

Number

Overall score (n/59)

Score for section A (n/32)

Score for section B (n/27)

Scores of sub-sections

Score for sub-sections in section A

Score for sub-sections in section B

Providing information about options in sufficient detail to make a decision (n/12)

Presenting probabilities (n/8)

Clarifying and expressing values (n/2)

Structured guidance in deliberation and communication (n/2)

Using evidence (n/4)

Disclosure and transparency (n/4)

Key elements (n/10)

Ethical issues (n/5)

Study design (n/5)

Formatting (n/6)

Style (n/1)

Drug interventions

01

31 (53%)*

10 (31%)

21 (81%)*

5

0

0

0

1

4

7

4

4

5*

1

02

26 (45%)*

9 (28%)

17 (65%)*

5

0

0

0

1

3

6

3

3

4*

1

03

38 (64%)

13 (41%)

25 (93%)

6

0

1

1

2

3

9

4

5

6

1

04

29 (50%)*

9 (28%)

20 (77%)*

4

0

0

0

1

4

8

3*

3

5

1

05

33 (57%)*

11 (34%)

22 (85%)*

6

0

0

1

1

3

10

3

3

5*

1

Surgical interventions

06

33 (56%)

12 (38%)

21 (78%)

6

0

1

0

1

4

8

4

3

5

1

07

19 (33%)*

7 (22%)

12 (46%)*

2

0

0

1

1

3

3

2

1

5*

1

08

26 (44%)

8 (25%)

18 (67%)

2

0

0

1

1

4

7

3

4

4

0

09

33 (56%)

10 (31%)

23 (85%)

4

0

0

1

1

4

9

3

4

6

1

10

24 (41%)*

6 (19%)

18 (69%)*

3

0

0

0

1

2

5

3

4

5*

1

Cognitive interventions

11

23 (40%)*

6 (19%)

17 (65%)*

2

0

0

0

1

3

8

1

3

4*

1

12

26 (46%)**

7 (22%)

19 (76%)**

1

0

0

1

1

4

8

1*

4

5*

1

13

21 (37%)**

5 (16%)

16 (64%)**

3

0

0

0

0

2

7

0*

3

5*

1

14

23 (40%)*

7 (22%)

16 (62%)*

3

0

0

0

1

3

7

1

3

4*

1

15

28 (48%)*

11 (34%)

17 (65%)*

7

0

0

0

1

3

8

0

3

5*

1

Other interventions

16

24 (42%)**

6 (19%)

18 (72%)**

2

0

0

0

1

3

7

2*

3

5*

1

17

31 (54%)**

10 (31%)

21 (84%)**

5

0

0

0

1

4

9

2*

4

5*

1

18

22 (39%)**

6 (19%)

16 (64%)**

2

0

0

0

1

3

6

2*

2

5*

1

19

30 (53%)**

9 (28%)

21 (84%)**

4

0

0

1

2

2

9

2*

4

5*

1

20

22 (39%)**

5 (16%)

17 (68%)**

2

0

0

0

0

3

7

2*

2

5*

1

  1. *Denominator for overall score, and Section B, reduced by 1 (nā€‰=ā€‰58 and nā€‰=ā€‰26, respectively) due to scoring one item as not applicable; **denominator for overall score, and Section B, reduced by 2 (nā€‰=ā€‰57 and nā€‰=ā€‰25, respectively) due to scoring two items as not applicable.