Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Usefulness scale for patient information material (USE) - development and psychometric properties
Full information group (n = 57) | Reduced information group (n = 63) | Total sample(n = 120) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | ||||
Age; yrs. | ||||
Mean (SD) | 47.1 (12.4) | 49.3 (11.1) | 48.3 (11.7) | .303 |
Sex; n (%) | ||||
Female | 38 (66.7) | 35 (55.6) | 73 (60.8) | .213 |
Male | 19 (33.3) | 28 (44.4) | 47 (39.2) | |
Migration status; n (%) | ||||
Migrant | 8 (14.5) | 4 (6.5) | 12 (10.3) | .150 |
Non-migrant | 47 (85.5) | 58 (93.5) | 105 (89.7) | |
Level of education; n (%) | ||||
Low-track | 6 (10.5) | 11 (17.7) | 17 (14.3) | .520 |
Middle-track | 17 (29.8) | 18 (29.0) | 35 (29.4) | |
High-track | 34 (59.6) | 33 (53.2) | 67 (56.3) | |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Illness; n (%) | ||||
Depression | 42 (73.7) | 41 (65.1) | 83 (69.2) | .308 |
Chronic low back pain | 15 (26.3) | 22 (34.9) | 37 (30.8) | |
Previous knowledge | ||||
Mean (SD) | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.6 (1.0) | .966 |