Table 1.
Readability Scores | Flesch Reading Ease | Gunning Fog Index | Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | |||
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A (BPS- Amitriptyline) | 61 | 11.1 | 7.87 | |||
B (BPS- Duloxetine) | 61 | 12.9 | 9.07 | |||
C (BPS- NSAIDs.) | 65 | 10.8 | 7.83 | |||
D (BPS- Pregabalin) | 62 | 12.6 | 8.53 | |||
A to D: Mean (SD) (95% CI) | 62.25 (1.64) (60.6,63.9) | 11.85 (0.91) (11.0,12.7) | 8.33 (0.51) (7.83,8.83) | |||
E (GPT- Amitriptyline) | 45 | 13.9 | 10.62 | |||
F (GPT- Duloxetine) | 44 | 14.4 | 10.75 | |||
G (GPT- NSAIDs.) | 53 | 12.6 | 9.54 | |||
H (GPT- Pregabalin) | 50 | 13.7 | 10 | |||
E to H: Mean (SD) (95% CI) | 48 (3.67) (44.4, 51.6) | 13.65 (0.66)(13.0,14.3) | 10.23 (0.49)(9.8, 10.8) | |||
P | <0.001 | 0.008 | 0.004 |
Data expressed as scores, mean (standard deviation) (95% confidence interval). NSAIDs=non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, BPS=Patient information leaflet by British Pain Society, GPT=patient education material generated by ChatGPT version 3.5. (SD) = Standard deviation, 95% CI=95 percent confidence interval