Table 2.
Overall and stratified average (SD) of DISCERN scores by affiliation type (n=49).
| Domain and DISCERN item | All (N=49), mean (SD) | Academic (n=21), mean (SD) | Commercial (n=28), mean (SD) | P value | |
| Reliability | |||||
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Q1. Explicit aims | 3.37 (1.0) | 3.61 (0.7) | 3.19 (1.1) | .07 |
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Q2. Attainment of aims | 3.27 (1.0) | 3.17 (1.1) | 3.42 (0.7) | .27 |
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Q3. Relevance | 3.18 (1.1) | 3.47 (0.92) | 2.96 (1.10) | .07 |
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Q4. Explicit sources | 2.20 (1.8) | 2.76 (1.94) | 1.78 (1.57) | .06 |
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Q5. Explicit date | 1.73 (1.4) | 2.05 (1.5) | 1.5 (1.17) | .13 |
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Q6. Balanced and unbiased | 2.69 (1.5) | 2.57 (1.50) | 2.78 (1.47) | .66 |
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Q7. Additional sources | 1.92 (1.2) | 1.90 (1.22) | 1.92 (1.27) | .96 |
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Q8. Areas of uncertainty | 2.08 (1.3) | 3.09 (1.13) | 1.32 (0.77) | <.001a |
| Treatment options | |||||
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Q9. How treatment works | 2.57 (1.5) | 2.47 (1.28) | 2.64 (1.63) | .84 |
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Q10. Benefits of treatment | 2.08 (1.3) | 1.95 (0.86) | 2.17 (1.56) | .85 |
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Q11. Risk of treatment | 1.92 (1.2) | 1.95 (0.86) | 1.89 (1.47) | .24 |
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Q12. Effect of no treatment | 1.67 (1.4) | 1.42 (1.20) | 1.85 (1.48) | .25 |
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Q13. Effect on quality of life | 1.24 (0.7) | 1.09 (0.43) | 1.35 (0.78) | .18 |
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Q14. All alternatives described | 3.37 (1.9) | 3.38 (1.93) | 3.35 (1.88) | .96 |
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Q15. Shared decision | 3.20 (1.8) | 2.61 (1.49) | 3.64 (1.80) | .04 |
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Q16. Overall rating of the source | 2.61 (1.0) | 2.61 (1.16) | 2.60 (0.91) | .98 |
aItalics indicate a statistically significant result.