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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2004 Jul 28;292(4):442–452. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.4.442

Table 6.

Participants’ Evaluation of Educational Interventions: Responses of “Excellent” or “Good”

Excellent or Good Rating, No. (%)
Low Risk
High Risk
Attributes Counselor Group (n = 59) Computer Group (n = 53) Counselor Group (n = 43) Computer Group (n = 50)
Being easy to understand 58 (98) 53 (100) 43 (100) 50 (100)
Providing adequate explanation 59 (100) 53 (100) 42 (98) 47 (94)
Enough information to decide* 57 (97) 46 (87) 43 (100) 42 (86)
Respecting privacy 57 (98) 51 (98) 42 (98) 49 (98)
Helping to understand options 57 (97) 52 (98) 41 (98) 47 (96)
Addressing emotional concerns 53 (96) 46 (90) 42 (98) 46 (96)
Learning at own pace 58 (98) 53 (100) 40 (3) 46 (94)
Providing reassurance 56 (97) 43 (83) 41 (95) 45 (92)
Making good use of time 54 (92) 53 (100) 42 (98) 44 (88)
*

Counselor group had significantly more excellent or good responses than computer group in high-risk women (P = .01).

Counselor group had significantly more excellent or good responses than computer group in low-risk women (P = .02).

Computer group had significantly more excellent or good responses than counselor group in low-risk women (P = .03).