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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Exploring the relationship between patients’ information preference style and knowledge acquisition process in a computerized patient decision aid randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Patient decision aid group (n = 37)

Control group (n = 37)

Females

31 (84 %)

31 (84 %)

Mean Age in Years (Standard Deviation)

48 (12)

44 (12)

Highest Education Attained

High School or Lower

4 (11 %)

5 (14 %)

College or University

33 (89 %)

32 (86 %)

Self-report Frequency of Computer Use

Utilize computer most days

34 (92 %)

36 (98 %)

Miller Behavioural Style Scale Scores

Mean Monitoring Subscale Score (Standard Deviation)

10.9 (2.8)

10.2 (2.6)

Mean Blunting Subscale Score (Standard Deviation)

4.0 (2.4)

4.1 (2.3)

  1. Measured using the Miller Behavioural Style Scale (maximum value for each measure = 16)