Table 3.

Consumer rating of WMI using the consumer information rating form

Items	Mean±SD		P value*
	PI group (n=60)	PIL group (n=60)
Comprehensibility
Read	3.23±1.00	4.28±0.69	<0.001
Understand	3.53±0.77	4.23±0.72	<0.001
Remember	3.23±0.89	3.77±0.75	0.001
Locate information	3.23±0.85	3.78±0.85	0.001
Keep	3.53±0.95	4.32±0.62	<0.001
Total (range 10–25)	16.77±3.66	20.38±2.91	<0.001
Future use
Read	4.05±0.98	4.57±0.67	0.001
Use	4.13±0.91	4.60±0.81	0.004
Keep	3.73±1.19	4.38±0.83	0.001
Total (range 3–15)	11.92±2.73	13.55±1.94	<0.001
Utility
Benefits	3.40±0.62	3.67±0.51	0.011
Contraindications	3.32±0.81	3.50±0.73	0.195
Directions	3.18±0.73	3.57±0.62	0.002
Precautions	3.10±0.78	3.60±0.49	<0.001
Adverse effects	3.15±0.73	3.58±0.56	<0.001
Storage	3.22±0.69	3.55±0.53	0.004
Total (range 6–24)	19.37±3.37	21.47±2.53	<0.001
Design quality
Organisation	3.48±1.13	4.17±1.09	0.001
Attractiveness	2.97±1.13	3.95±1.02	<0.001
Print size	2.55±1.31	4.13±1.03	<0.001
Tone	3.18±1.16	3.90±0.97	<0.001
Helpfulness	3.75±1.32	4.37±0.90	0.004
Bias	3.52±1.21	4.02±1.11	0.020
Spacing	3.37±1.33	4.12±1.11	0.001
Total (range 7–35)	22.82±6.52	28.65±5.64	<0.001

*Independent t-test was used to determine differences between groups.

PI, package insert; PIL, patient information leaflet; WMI, written medicine information.