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Table 6 Median scores for Q-PUR questions for all patients and in relation to education level

From: Patients’ and physicians’ disagreement on patients’ understanding of clinical cancer trial information: a pairwise pilot study of mirroring subjective assessments compared with objective measurements

Educational level

Number of correct answers out of 12 questions, median (range)*

Number of correct answers out of six selected questions, median (range)*

Number of correct answers out of three selected questions, median (range)*

All

11 (4–12)

6 (1–6)

3 (1–3)

Compulsory school

9 (4–11)

5 (1–6)

2 (1–3)

Senior high school

10.5 (6–12)

6 (3–6)

3 (1–3)

College or university

11 (9–12)

6 (4–6)

3 (2–3)

P value**

0.001

0.004

0.012

  1. * See Table 3 for the list of the 12, 6, and 3 Q-PUR questions
  2. ** Jonckheere-Terpstra Test for Trend