Table 3. Opinion Survey Responses by Group.
| Extended Practice (n=17) Mean* (SD) | Abbreviated Practice (n=15) Mean (SD) | p-value | |
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| Overall opinion of the ATTENTION WORKOUT | |||
| I liked the program | 4.13 (1.02) | 4.15 (1.07) | .23 |
| I would use the program if it were available | 3.56 (1.46) | 3.62 (1.45) | .85 |
| I would recommend the program | 3.75 (1.48) | 4.08 (1.12) | .47 |
| The program was “user friendly” | 4.06 (0.99) | 4.08 (1.12) | .06 |
| The program was “interesting” | 4.00 (1.03) | 4.23 (1.09) | .16 |
| I see how the program can improve my attention skills | 3.87 (1.19) | 4.15 (1.06) | .34 |
| Section Average | 3.83 (1.06) | 4.05 (1.07) | .59 |
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| Navigating the ATTENTION WORKOUT | |||
| I had no problems moving around the program | 4.25 (1.00) | 3.00 (1.35) | .02 |
| Sections were well labeled | 4.56 (0.51) | 3.92 (1.12) | .12 |
| I did not feel lost moving around the program | 4.50 (0.52) | 3.62 (1.26) | .10 |
| I had no problems navigating the program | 4.56 (0.51) | 3.92 (1.04) | .13 |
| The program was easy to use | 4.50 (0.52) | 3.42 (1.44) | .04 |
| Section Average | 4.48 (0.57) | 3.36 (1.04) | .01 |
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| Information presented on the ATTENTION WORKOUT | |||
| The information was easy to understand | 4.50 (0.52) | 4.08 (1.04) | .30 |
| The information was right “at my level” | 4.19 (0.75) | 3.75 (0.75) | .02 |
| The information was well organized | 4.44 (0.73) | 3.85 (1.21) | .30 |
| The information was presented in a simple manner | 4.38 (0.62) | 3.92 (1.19) | .31 |
| The style of the writing was clear and straightforward | 4.44 (0.81) | 3.92 (1.19) | .37 |
| Section Average | 4.39 (0.59) | 3.83 (0.95) | .07 |
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| Design of the ATTENTION WORKOUT | |||
| The text was large enough to read easily | 4.69 (0.48) | 3.84 (1.34) | .10 |
| I liked the colors used in the design of the various tasks | 4.20 (0.78) | 4.00 (1.22) | .14 |
| The underlined links and icons were easy to click | 4.50 (0.52) | 3.54 (1.51) | .06 |
| The style of writing was easy to read | 4.63 (0.50) | 3.92 (1.19) | .16 |
| I did not have to do scroll too much to use the program | 4.50 (0.63) | 3.46 (1.39) | .12 |
| The audible male voice was easy to understand | 4.63 (0.50) | 4.23 (1.09) | .35 |
| I had enough computer experience to feel comfortable with the program | 4.63 (0.50) | 4.15 (1.14) | .31 |
| I had enough time to complete the tasks in the program | 4.63 (0.50) | 3.92 (1.32) | .12 |
| I like that you can work at your own pace | 4.50 (0.63) | 4.08 (1.24) | .43 |
| I like that you can see your score immediately after the task | 4.63 (0.50) | 4.38 (1.12) | .43 |
| Section Average | 4.53 (0.47) | 3.97 (1.12) | .09 |
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| Specific Tasks in the ATTENTION WORKOUT | |||
| I found the Radio/Light switch task challenging | 4.73 (0.46) | 4.25 (1.22) | .32 |
| I found the Field of View task challenging | 2.00 (1.13) | 4.17 (0.94) | <.001 |
| I found the Word Recall task challenging | 4.85 (0.38) | 4.50 (1.00) | .35 |
| I found the Reading Distraction task challenging | 3.27 (1.22) | 4.42 (0.67) | .06 |
| I found the Matching Attributes task challenging | 2.87 (1.25) | 4.00 (1.21) | .04 |
| Section Average | 3.68 (0.54) | 4.27 (0.66) | .02 |
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5=Strongly Agree; 4=Agree; 3=No Opinion; 2=Disagree; 1=Strongly Disagree