Table 3.
Mean Ratings of User-Friendliness of Tablet-Based (N = 10) and Paper-Based (N = 10) Consent Forms
| Tableta | Papera | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| It was easy to move through the different sections of the consent form. | 4.30 | 0.82 | 4.20 | 0.79 |
| The information was not clearly presented.b | 1.90 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.71 |
| I could understand the content of the consent without additional explanation. | 4.60 | 0.52 | 4.30 | 1.25 |
| I had difficulty finding the information I needed.b | 1.30 | 0.48 | 1.80 | 1.23 |
| I wasn’t sure how to go back to a previously read section.b,c | 1.20 | 0.42 | 2.10 | 1.10 |
| The appearance of the consent made me want to keep reading. | 3.40 | 1.58 | 3.00 | 1.05 |
| It was cumbersome to hold the consent while reading.b | 2.70 | 1.64 | 1.80 | 0.92 |
| The consent was longer than it needed to be.b | 3.00 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 1.03 |
| The organization of the consent made it easy to follow. | 4.30 | 0.82 | 4.50 | 0.53 |
| After reading the consent, I feel I understand it well enough to make a decision about whether or not to participate. | 4.80 | 0.42 | 4.40 | 0.70 |
| Total score | 41.30 | 5.83 | 41.00 | 5.46 |
aGroup comparisons (tablet vs paper) based on independent samples t-tests, all p > .05, except for item “I wasn’t sure how to go back to a previously read section.”
bItem was reverse scored in the computation of the total score.
c t(18) = −2.42, p =.033.