Table 2.
Summary of average ratings of intention to seek help at 2 weeks using the APEND questionnaire
| Questionnaire Items | Median | IQR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | |
| Intention to seek help (IN) | ||||
| IN1 If I had memory problems like Mrs Abraham, I would seek help from my doctor: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 4.0–7.0 |
| IN2 I would expect to go to see my doctor for help, if I had memory problems: | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 5.0–7.0 |
| IN3 I would want to see my doctor if I had memory problems: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Perceived behavioural control (PBC) | ||||
| PBC1 It would be easy to seek help from my doctor for memory problems: | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25–7.0 | 4.0–7.0 |
| PBC2 It would be my decision whether or not to see my doctor for memory problems: | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 5.0–7.0 |
| PBC3 I am confident that I would be able to see my doctor for memory problems if I wanted to: | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Subjective norms (SN) | ||||
| SN1 Most people who are important to me would approve of seeking help from my doctor for memory problems: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 5.0–7.0 |
| SN2 It would be expected of me that I would see my doctor for memory problems: | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.25–7.0 | 5.0–7.0 |
| Behavioural attitudes (BA)a | ||||
| BA1 Overall, I think seeking help from my doctor for memory problems would be: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Useless 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 valuable | ||||
| BA2 Overall, I think seeking help from my doctor for memory problems would be: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Bad 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 good | ||||
| Behavioural beliefs (BB) | ||||
| BB1 My doctor would be able to provide treatments to help with memory problems: | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.5–7.0 | 4.0–6.0 |
| BB2 My doctor would be able to tell me what the cause of memory problems is: | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.0–7.0 | 4.0–7.0 |
| BB3 My doctor would be able to tell me what services are available to help with memory problems: | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Outcome evaluations (OE) | ||||
| OE1 For memory problems, a treatment to help would be desirable: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| OE2 For memory problems, finding out about the cause would be desirable: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 7.0–7.0 |
| OE3 For memory problems, finding out about what services are available to help would be desirable: | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Normative beliefs (NB) | ||||
| NB1 Getting help from my doctor for memory problems would be embarrassing: | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.25–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| NB2 My family would think that I should seek help from my doctor for memory problems: | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0–7.0 | 6.0–7.0 |
| Motivation to comply (MC) | ||||
| MC1 What my family thinks I should do is important to me: | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0–7.0 | 5.0–7.0 |
a
Rating scales were different for BA items.