Table 3.
Attitudes toward original and revised versions
Outcome measure | Original version | Revised version | Test | |
Attitude* | Total N | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean difference (p) |
I felt pressured by site to register on it | 74 | 6.5 (3.42) | 7.0 (3.13) | 0.54 (0.216) |
I felt pressured by site to join a clinical trial | 74 | 7.8 (2.96) | 8.3 (2.49) | 0.51 (0.171) |
Purpose of this site was clear right away | 74 | 3.6 (2.64) | 3.0 (2.20) | −0.59 (0.064) |
Obvious on homepage that this site is for people with breast cancer | 74 | 2.7 (2.47) | 2.7 (2.76) | 0.07 (0.834) |
I wouldn't lose much by trying this site | 74 | 3.0 (2.64) | 2.9 (2.84) | −0.04 (0.899) |
Gave me opportunity to find out about clinical trials near me without registering | 74 | 6.5 (3.45) | 4.2 (3.34) | −2.28 (0.000) |
This site offered enough background information on the matching process | 74 | 5.1 (2.75) | 4.0 (2.42) | −1.09 (0.011) |
This site prepared me for what to expect before registering | 74 | 4.6 (2.78) | 3.7 (2.54) | −0.91 (0.021) |
Scale is 1 (strongly agree) to 10 (strongly disagree). Lower numbers are associated with a greater level of agreement with the statement, whereas higher numbers indicate greater levels of disagreement with the statement.