Table 2.

Effect of leaflets on outcomes. Values are means (95% confidence intervals) for control arms and mean differences (95% confidence intervals) for intervention arms unless stated otherwise

	General leaflet			Depression leaflet
Variable	No leaflet	Leaflet	P value	No leaflet	Leaflet	P value
Satisfaction*	5.25 (5.14 to 5.36)	0.17 (0.01 to 0.32)	0.04	5.34 (5.23 to 5.46)	−0.03 (−0.15 to 0.08)	0.56
Time (min)	10.51 (10.05 to 10.97)	0.36 (−0.54 to 1.26)	0.42	10.52 (10.06 to 10.98)	0.34 (−0.27 to 0.95)	0.27
Depression score†	4.04 (3.59 to 4.49)	0.02 (−0.62 to 0.67)	0.94	4.23 (3.78 to 4.68)	−0.37 (−0.98 to 0.24	0.23
Anxiety score†	6.33 (5.77 to 6.89)	−0.13 (−0.74 to 0.48)	0.67	6.35 (5.81 to 6.90)	−0.17 (−0.87 to 0.53)	0.62
Overall score	10.37 (9.46 to 11.28)	−0.10 (−1.12 to 0.91)	0.35	10.58 (9.67 to 11.49)	−0.54 (−1.71 to 0.62)	0.35
State trait anxiety inventory	11.00 (10.50 to 11.50)	−0.23 (−0.73 to 0.27)	0.35	10.77 (10.28 to 11.25)	0.25 (−0.42 to 0.91)	0.45
Enablement	3.74 (3.24 to 4.24)	0.29 (−0.29 to 0.88)	0.31	3.86 (3.36 to 4.37)	0.04 (−0.66 to 0.75)	0.91
Resolution of symptoms at one month‡	3.58 (3.39 to 3.77)	−0.04 (−0.31 to 0.24)	0.78	3.63 (3.43 to 3.82)	−0.14 (−0.39 to 0.12)	0.28

^*Medical interview satisfaction scale.

^†Hospital anxiety and depression scale.

^‡Measure yourself medical outcome profile.