Table 3.
Variable | Control (n=152) |
Intervention (n=146) |
P value |
Sufficient information was available to provide consent, n (%) | 0.558 | ||
Yes | 145 (95) | 138 (95) | |
There was too much | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
There was not enough | 4 (3) | 5 (3) | |
Not sure | 2 (1) | 0 | |
The study information was too long, n (%) | 37 (24) | 21 (14) | 0.020 |
Preferred method of information delivery, n (%) | 0.020 | ||
Paper-based written document | 88 (58) | 60 (41) | |
Multimedia | 31 (18) | 47 (28) | |
A researcher must be present | 7 (5) | 4 (3) | |
No preference | 24 (16) | 30 (21) |
Data are expressed as percentages of the group total. The χ2 test was used for the comparison of categorical variables.