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. 2017 Dec 14;19(12):e412. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8877

Table 3.

Changes in response confidence before and after exposure to the electronic book (e-book).

Topic or question (correct response) Pre/Post-test Confidence P value

Very unsure
n (%)
A little unsure
n (%)
Neither sure
or unsure
n (%)
A little sure
n (%)
Very sure
n (%)

Chronic pain is a disease involving changes in the nervous system. (true) Pre 2 (14.3) 6 (42.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (21.4) 3 (21.4) .001a
Post 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (21.4) 11 (78.6)
Acute pain is a short-term pain caused by disease or injury. (true) Pre 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 3 (21.4) 9 (64.3) .17
Post 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (21.4) 11 (78.6)
Children with chronic pain often have a difficult time doing regular activities (eg, going to school and hobbies). (true) Pre 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (14.3) 12 (85.7) .34
Post 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 13 (92.9)
Using more than one type of treatment (eg, counseling and medications) at the same time can be more effective at controlling chronic pain than individual treatments. (true) Pre 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 12 (85.7) >.99
Post 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 12 (85.7)
The use of ibuprofen is usually effective at controlling chronic pain. (false) Pre 0 (0.0) 2 (14.3) 3 (21.4) 4 (28.6) 5 (35.7) .002a
Post 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 13 (92.9)

aSignificant at P<.05.