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. 2018 Dec 22;19:699. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-3030-8

Table 3.

Likert-scale score for the recall of information 48 h or more after recruitment and preferences for consent model

Characteristic Model of information presentation: mean (SD) [range] Differences (95% CI)
Standard method (n = 10) Slide show (n = 11) Video show (n = 9) Slide show vs. standard Video show vs. standard Slide show vs. video show
Understanding of aspects of the cluster randomised trial:
 Research aim (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 4.3 (0.9) [2, 5] 4.7 (0.47) [4, 5] 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5] 0.4 (−0.2, 1.0) 0.7 (0.1, 1.3) −0.3 (−0.3,  0.0)
 Study duration (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5] 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5] 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5]
 Treatments and procedure (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 3.8 (1.0) [2, 5] 4.7 (0.47) [4, 5] 4.9 (0.33) [4, 5] 0.9 (0.2, 1.6) 0.9 (0.2, 1.6) −0.2 (−0.4, 0.0)
Alternatives to trial participation (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 4.1 (0.86) [2, 5] 4.8 (0.40) [4, 5] 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5] 0.7 (0.1, 1.3) 0.9 (0.4, 1.4) −0.2 (−0.4, 0.0)
 Point of contact (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 4.7 (0.48) [4, 5] 4.9 (0.30) [4, 5] 4.9 (0.33) [4, 5] 0.2 (−0.1, 0.5) 0.2 (−0.2, 0.6) 0.0 (−0.3, 0.3)
 Voluntary participation (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 4.8 (0.42) [4, 5] 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5] 5.0 (0.0) [5, 5] 0.2 (−0.1, 0.5) 0.2 (−0.1, 0.6)
Overall study understanding (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) 4.5 (0.53) [4, 5] 4.7 (0.47) [4, 5] 4.9 (0.33) [4, 5] 0.2 (−0.2, 0.6) 0.4 (−0.1, 0.9) − 0.2 (−0.6, 0.2)
Overall QuIC score 89 (9) [69, 97] 97 (3) [91, 100] 99 (2) [94, 100] 8 (3, 13) 10 (5, 15) −2 (−7, 3)
Consent model preferred:
 Standard/researcher-read (1 = not at all, 5 = most) 4.0 (0.47) [3, 5] 3.9 (0.94) [3, 5] 3.0 (0.0) [3, 3] −0.1 (−0.7, 0.5) −1.0 (−0.7, −1.3) 0.9 (0.3, 1.5)
 Slide-show consent (1 = not at all, 5 = most) 4.7 (0.48) [4, 5] 4.2 (0.60) [3, 5] 4.8 (0.44) [4, 5] −0.5 (−1.0, 0.0) 0.1 (−0.3, 0.5) −0.6 (−1.1, −0.1)
 Video-message consent (1 = not at all, 5 = most) 3.7 (0.82) [2, 5] 4.3 (0.65) [3, 5] 4.2 (0.44) [4, 5] 0.5 (−0.1, 1.1) 0.5 (−0.1, 1.1) 0.1 (−0.4, 0.6)
 Which consent model do you prefer most, n (%) 5 (16.7) 19 (63.3) 6 (20) 46.6 (27.8, 65.4) 3.3 (−31.5, 38.1) 43.3 (24.1, 62.5)

CI confidence interval, QuIC Quality of Informed Consent, SD standard deviation