Table 3.
Group Differences in Electronic Versus Paper Diary on Items from the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (% Agree)
| Variable a | Electronic (n=43) |
Paper (n=35) |
P- value |
|---|---|---|---|
| I thought the diary was easy to use and understand. | 67.4 | 91.4 | 0.013 |
| I found the body map useful. | 76.7 | 69.7 | 0.489 |
| The diary helpful to me in understanding my pain and its symptoms. | 53.4 | 68.6 | 0.176 |
| The pain charts were very helpful to my doctor. | 46.5 | --- | --- |
| The pain charts with my results were very helpful to me. | 44.2 | --- | --- |
| Tracking helps me to understand my pain | 42.9 | 44.1 | 0.912 |
| I think the charts helped improve the care I received from my doctor. My doctor suggested a change in daily routine |
23.3 14.3 |
--- 32.3 |
--- 0.067 |
| My doctor suggested a change in my medication | 11.9 | 36.7 | 0.013 |
NS = nonsignificant.
a
Each variable rated as “strongly disagree,” “disagree,” “neither,” “agree,” “strongly agree.” Percentages in the table are combined “strongly agree” and “agree” scores.