Treatment decision-making and the form of risk communication: results of a factorial survey

Table 2 Percentage of respondents who changed recommendation decision from baseline choice, by additional information condition

		Recommendation decision at baseline
CONDITION ^a		Take medication	Do not take medication	Don't Know	χ²
2. BC doubles	% Changed	70.6%	12.5%	53.6%	56.74**
	(n)	(160)	(56)	(28)
3. BC (1/10,000–2/10,000)	% Changed	34.7%	9.1%	59.3%	20.11**
	(n)	(144)	(44)	(27)
4. HD < half	% Changed	5.8%	37.2%	51.7%	45.47**
	(n)	(137)	(43)	(29)
7. HD (1/200 – 1/500)	% Changed	4.5%	36.5%	28.6%	42.97**
	(n)	(177)	(63)	(21)
5. BC doubles; HD < half	% Changed	67.6%	12.5%	25.0%	52.43**
	(n)	(136)	(56)	(16)
6. BC (1/10,000–2/10,000); HD < half	% Changed	19.1%	35.3%	64.9%	29.93**
	(n)	(141)	(34)	(37)
8. BC doubles; HD (1/200 – 1/500)	% Changed	58.0%	4.3%	58.6%	43.65**
	(n)	(181)	(46)	(29)
9. BC (1/10,000–2/10,000); HD (1/200 – 1/500)	% Changed	42.8%	27.5%	54.5%	6.92*
	(n)	(159)	(69)	(22)

* p < .05; ** p < .001
^a The numbers in the left margins of these rows refer to the condition numbers as identified in Table 1.

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