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Table 2 Comparison of intervention group mean scores

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

Mean

Intervention group

P value

Drug

Surgical

Cognitive

Other

Overall score (SD)

31 (5)

27 (6)

24 (3)

26 (4)

0.119*

Section A score (SD)

10 (2)

9 (2)

7 (2)

7 (2)

0.097*

Section B score (SD)

21 (4)

18 (3)

17 (1)

19 (2)

0.209*

Readability (SD)

57.8 (5.6)

59.9 (4.0)

60.8 (8.0)

64.5 (7.4)

0.449*

Word count (SD)

2,572 (1,197)

1,896 (979)

1,523 (623)

1,422 (754)

0.224*

  1. P, statistical significance of ANOVA test of scores across intervention groups; SD, standard deviation. *Not statistically significant.