Table 3 Results for Q-PUR and indication of six and three selected questions
Q-PUR question | Percentage of correct answers | 6 questions | 3 questions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | The main reason for carrying out research with patients is… | 93.5 | x | |
2. | Research with patients is carried out… | 91.3 | x | |
3. | In a randomized clinical research trial/study…* | 95.7 | x | |
4. | The main aim of a randomized trial is to… | 97.8 | x | |
5. | When a trial is randomized… | 87.0 | x | |
6. | It is justified for doctors to carry out a randomized trial… | 65.2 | x | |
7. | If ‘best supportive care’ or ‘symptom control’ is one of the randomization options in the trial, it means that…** | 65.2 | ||
8. | Patients are chosen for a trial… | 82.6 | x | |
9. | Taking part in the trial… | 95.7 | x | |
10. | You can leave a trial… | 95.7 | ||
11. | If you do not want to take part in a trial… | 87.0 | x | |
12. | Doctors involved in clinical research trials/studies… | 65.2 |