TABLE 4.

Types of misunderstanding in first and follow-up visits (n = 1078).

	First visits		Follow-ups
Types of evidence	Doctors	Couples	Doctors	Couples
Strong evidence	39 (26%)	46 (31%)	26 (17%)	39 (26%)
Lack of understanding	8	10	5	6
Semantic alternative understanding	19	19	9	12
Pragmatic alternative understanding	12	17	12	21
Acceptable evidence	422 (47%)	156 (18%)	138 (15%)	175 (20%)
Clarification	116	44	34	56
Check for understanding	306	112	104	119
Weak evidence	8 (22%)	9 (24%)	10 (27%)	10 (27%)
Irrelevance	4	2	1	8
No uptake	4	7	9	2
Total	469	211	174	224