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Table 2 Overview of outcome measures

From: Comparison between the standard and a new alternative format of the Summary-of-Findings tables in Cochrane review users: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Outcome measures

Scale

Measure

Analysis method

Primary

   

Understanding

Dichotomous

% of participants with correct answers

Multiple logistic regression

Secondary

   

Accessibility of information (at a domain level)

Ordinal (treated as continuous)

1-7 Likert scale

Multiple linear regression

Overall accessibility of information

Ordinal (treated as continuous)

1-5 Likert-type scale

Multiple linear regression

Satisfaction

Dichotomous

% of participants satisfied with an item

Chi-square test

Preference

Continuous

1-7 Likert scale

Multiple linear regression