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. 2019 Nov 26;9(11):e029530. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029530

Table 2.

Comparisons of the total score, the score in each category of the ICF content and time spent between the two groups

SIDCER ICF
(n=105)
Conventional ICF
(n=105)
Mean difference 95%  P value* Effect size†
Total score (out of 24) 18.07±3.71 15.98±4.56 2.09 (0.96 to 3.22) <0.001 0.49
Score in the general items (out of 5) 3.99±1.05 3.71±1.16 0.28 (-0.03 to 0.58) 0.072 0.25
Score in the patient’s rights (out of 4) 3.41±0.83 3.23±1.07 0.18 (-0.08 to 0.44) 0.172 0.19
Score in the scientific aspects (out of 8) 5.51±1.70 4.50±1.80 1.02 (0.54 to 1.50) <0.001 0.56
Score in the ethics aspects (out of 7) 5.15±1.52 4.54±1.74 0.61 (0.17 to 1.05) 0.007 0.37
Time spent reading a given ICF (minutes) 23.61±12.51 30.90±15.45 −7.30 (-11.12 to −3.47) <0.001 0.50
Time spent completing the questionnaire (minutes) 24.48±12.84 30.59±13.29 −6.11 (-9.67 to −2.56) 0.001 0.46

Data represent mean±SD.

*Student t-test.

†Cohen’s d value.