Table 1.
Scores for patient information leaflets
| Number | Overall score (n/59) | Score for section A (n/32) | Score for section B (n/27) |
Scores of sub-sections |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Score for sub-sections in section A |
Score for sub-sections in section B |
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| Providing information about options in sufficient detail to make a decision (n/12) | Presenting probabilities (n/8) | Clarifying and expressing values (n/2) | Structured guidance in deliberation and communication (n/2) | Using evidence (n/4) | Disclosure and transparency (n/4) | Key elements (n/10) | Ethical issues (n/5) | Study design (n/5) | Formatting (n/6) | Style (n/1) | ||||
|
Drug interventions | ||||||||||||||
| 01 |
31 (53%)* |
10 (31%) |
21 (81%)* |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
5* |
1 |
| 02 |
26 (45%)* |
9 (28%) |
17 (65%)* |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4* |
1 |
| 03 |
38 (64%) |
13 (41%) |
25 (93%) |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
| 04 |
29 (50%)* |
9 (28%) |
20 (77%)* |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
3* |
3 |
5 |
1 |
| 05 |
33 (57%)* |
11 (34%) |
22 (85%)* |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
5* |
1 |
|
Surgical interventions | ||||||||||||||
| 06 |
33 (56%) |
12 (38%) |
21 (78%) |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
| 07 |
19 (33%)* |
7 (22%) |
12 (46%)* |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5* |
1 |
| 08 |
26 (44%) |
8 (25%) |
18 (67%) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| 09 |
33 (56%) |
10 (31%) |
23 (85%) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| 10 |
24 (41%)* |
6 (19%) |
18 (69%)* |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5* |
1 |
|
Cognitive interventions | ||||||||||||||
| 11 |
23 (40%)* |
6 (19%) |
17 (65%)* |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4* |
1 |
| 12 |
26 (46%)** |
7 (22%) |
19 (76%)** |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
1* |
4 |
5* |
1 |
| 13 |
21 (37%)** |
5 (16%) |
16 (64%)** |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0* |
3 |
5* |
1 |
| 14 |
23 (40%)* |
7 (22%) |
16 (62%)* |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4* |
1 |
| 15 |
28 (48%)* |
11 (34%) |
17 (65%)* |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
5* |
1 |
|
Other interventions | ||||||||||||||
| 16 |
24 (42%)** |
6 (19%) |
18 (72%)** |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
2* |
3 |
5* |
1 |
| 17 |
31 (54%)** |
10 (31%) |
21 (84%)** |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
2* |
4 |
5* |
1 |
| 18 |
22 (39%)** |
6 (19%) |
16 (64%)** |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2* |
2 |
5* |
1 |
| 19 |
30 (53%)** |
9 (28%) |
21 (84%)** |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
2* |
4 |
5* |
1 |
| 20 | 22 (39%)** | 5 (16%) | 17 (68%)** | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2* | 2 | 5* | 1 |
*Denominator for overall score, and Section B, reduced by 1 (n = 58 and n = 26, respectively) due to scoring one item as not applicable; **denominator for overall score, and Section B, reduced by 2 (n = 57 and n = 25, respectively) due to scoring two items as not applicable.