Table 3.
Used and helpful information, and information source SWI scores
| Physician Description | Pamphlets/Brochures | Internet | Family/Friends | Books | Physician Outcomes | Access to Pts | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used + helpful (% pts): | ||||||||
| Used | 93.2 | 82.5 | 68.0 | 63.7 | 59.1 | 33.8 | 24.0 | 10.2 |
| Helpful* | 98.6 | 98.0 | 98.9 | 94.2 | 98.8 | 97.4 | 89.8 | 91.5 |
| Most helpful* | 33.1 | 11.4 | 18.9 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Least helpful* | 8.1 | 22.9 | 18.1 | 30.2 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| SWI score (range 0–100): | ||||||||
| Used/helpful | 88.8 | 89.0 | 87.9 | 88.4 | 88.4 | 90.2 | 89.7 | 88.9 |
| Used/not helpful | 67.9 | 80.8 | 88.0 | 90.0 | 86.1 | 84.5 | 87.1 | 80.0 |
| Not used | 88.3 | 87.1 | 89.9 | 88.6 | 88.7 | 87.9 | 88.3 | 88.6 |
| p Value | <0.001 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.83 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
*
Of patients who used this source.