Table 4.

Comparison between Government and News Services

Indicator	Global (USA inclusive) (n=250)					USA (n=121)
	Government Mean Score	Government Mean Rank	News Mean Score	News Mean Rank	P value	Government Mean Score	Government Mean Rank	News Mean Score	News Mean Rank	P value
EQIP Content	8.11	161.34	6.22	106.37	<0.001	7.66	75.80	6.17	54.22	0.002
EQIP Identification	3.44	118.28	3.62	129.35	0.207	3.34	50.29	3.78	65.90	0.011
EQIP Structure	7.34	129.90	7.22	123.15	0.464	7.55	67.54	7.08	58.01	0.148
EQIP Total	18.90	151.52	17.06	111.61	<0.001	18.55	71.21	17.04	56.33	0.029
JAMA Total	2.16	85.72	2.98	146.73	<0.001	2.03	34.28	3.17	73.23	<0.001
DISCERN Reliability	27.47	137.15	26.31	119.28	0.062	26.53	60.26	26.66	61.34	0.876
DISCERN Treatment	9.02	110.95	11.72	133.27	0.001	8.84	47.99	12.59	66.96	0.001
DISCERN Total	36.49	105.32	38.04	136.27	0.963	35.37	54.72	39.25	63.87	0.182

EQIP, Ensuring Quality Information for Patients; JAMA, Journal of American Medical Association.