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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Intern Med. 2009 Nov 9;169(20):1907–1914. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.390

Table 2.

Comparison of Changes from Baseline to Early and Late Understanding between the ICI and SI groups.

Tests Standard (SI) Interactive (ICI) Mean difference (95% CI)
Baseline understanding (before ICI or SI) 6.8 ± 2.4 6.9 ± 2.9 0.16 (−0.07, 1.1)
Early understanding (after ICI or SI) 8.1 ± 2.3 9.3 ± 2.2* 1.2 (0.4, 1.9)
“Complete” early understanding of the:
 Medical indication for catheterization 67.7% 76.8%
 Purpose of catheterization 70.8% 83.8%
 Catheterization protocol 41.5% 53.6%
 Risks 23.1% 53.6%*
 Benefits 47.7% 49.3%
 Options for treatment 46.2% 63.2%*
Late understanding (2 wks after ICI or SI) 7.9 ± 2.2 8.6 ± 2.7 0.65 (−0.4, 1.7)
Δ Baseline – Early understanding 1.3 ± 2.5 2.2 ± 2.1* 0.81 (0.01, 1.6)
Δ Baseline – Late understanding 1.2 ± 1.9 1.4 ± 2.3 0.24 (−0.7, 1.1)
Δ Early – Late understanding −0.2 ± 2.6 − 0.6 ± 1.8 −0.44 (−1.4, 0.5)

Data are presented as % and mean ± SD (based on a scale of 0–12, where 12 = Complete understanding). CI = Confidence interval.

Δ = Change in understanding score.

*

P< 0.05 vs Standard.