Table 3 Comparison of blogshots and PLSs between patients and medical students regarding preference for presentation type, perceived efficacy of the described treatment and comprehension scores (N=238) (N=238)
Group (mean, 95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | Medical students | ||||||
Variable | Blogshot (n=78) | PLS (n=82) | Blogshot (n=37) | PLS (n=41) | P(η2)a | P (η2)b | P(η2)c |
Preference for health information presentation (score 2-20) | 13.37 (12.16 to 14.53) | 11.98 (10.82 to 13.13) | 9.95 (8.23 to 11.66) | 12.90 (11.27 to 14.53) | 0.280 | 0.093 | 0.003 (0.04) |
Perceived efficacy of described treatment (score 2-20) | 13.59 (12.43 to 14.75) | 11.83 (10.70 to 12.96) | 11.16 (9.48 to 12.85) | 13.02 (11.43 to 14.62) | 0.944 | 0.392 | 0.012 (0.03) |
Comprehension (score 0-8) | 6.68 (6.23 to 7.13) | 6.02 (5.59 to 6.40) | 7.70 (7.05 to 7.92) | 7.34 (6.73 to 7.96) | 0.068 | <0.001 (0.07) | 0.596 |