Table 3.
Reponse to follow up questionnaire on access to, use, and utility of information. Values are numbers (percentages) of respondents unless stated otherwise
| Booklet (n=671)* | Summary card (n=665)* | Control (n=639 )* | χ2 (P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access: | ||||
| Remember receiving | 572 (85) | 467 (70) | 336 (52) | 169 (<0.001) |
| Have it still | 425 (67) | 305 (51) | 171 (31) | 151 (<0.001) |
| Use: | ||||
| Read it | 528 (84) | 454 (76) | 336 (63) | 70 (<0.001) |
| Self management of illness when would have contacted GP | 97 (21) | 74 (18) | 27 (3) | 30 (<0.001) |
| Contacted GP when would have self managed | 30 (7) | 18 (5) | 14 (4) | 4 (0.14) |
| Useful: | ||||
| Very | 148 (27) | 119 (25) | 43 (11) | 68 (<0.001) |
| Slightly or moderately | 304 (55) | 258 (53) | 202 (51) | |
| Not very | 105 (19) | 107 (22) | 152 (38) | |
| Easy to use: | ||||
| Very | 426 (77) | 365 (78) | 259 (71) | 15 (0.006) |
| Slightly or moderately | 111 (20) | 82 (17) | 74 (20) | |
| Not very | 20 (4) | 74 (20) | 33 (9) | |
| Illness information: | ||||
| Too much | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 97 (<0.001) |
| About right | 441 (82) | 346 (76) | 168 (52) | |
| Too simple | 98 (18) | 107 (24) | 156 (48) | |
| Confident in managing minor illness: | ||||
| More | 178 (32) | 156 (34) | 42 (12) | 56 (<0.001) |
| Same | 370 (67) | 306 (66) | 289 (86) | |
| Less | 3 (0.5) | 4 (0.9) | 7 (2) | |
| Mean willingness to wait score | 31.9 | 32.2 | 32.0 | F=0.40 (0.67)† |
*
Not all respondents answered all questions.
†
Analysis of variance.