Table 1.
Demographic and mean scores of SWD (N = 111).
| Characteristics | n (%) | Mean | SD | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 1.496∗ | |||
| Male | 54 (48.6) | 4.28 | 0.55 | |
| Female | 57 (51.4) | 4.02 | 0.50 | |
| Age, years | 1.572∗ | |||
| < 65 | 74 (66.7) | 4.25 | 0.53 | |
| ≥ 65 | 37 (33.3) | 3.95 | 0.50 | |
| Marital status | 0.992 | |||
| Single (included divorce and widowed) | 24 (21.6) | 4.17 | 0.60 | |
| Married | 87 (78.4) | 4.14 | 0.52 | |
| Education | 0.091∗ | |||
| Under junior high school | 35 (31.5) | 3.98 | 0.53 | |
| Junior high school | 38 (34.2) | 4.23 | 0.54 | |
| Above University/college | 38 (34.2) | |||
| Clinical trial experience | 3.022 | |||
| 1 | 70 (63.1) | 4.21 | 0.57 | |
| ≥ 2 | 41 (36.9) | 4.05 | 0.46 | |
| Self-assessed understanding of informed consent forms | 1.417∗∗ | |||
| No understanding | 5 (4.5) | 3.71 | 0.46 | |
| Very little understanding | 13 (11.7) | |||
| Partial understanding | 39 (35.1) | 4.23 | 0.51 | |
| Understanding | 43 (38.7) | |||
| Complete understanding | 11 (9.9) |
∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01.
SD, standard deviation.