Table 1.
Participant characteristics by method of informed consent administration (N=50).
| Characteristic | VICa (n=25) | Paper (n=25) | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 47.1 (15.3) | 37.7 (14.7) | |||
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
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Male | 9 (36) | 10 (40) | ||
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Female | 16 (64) | 15 (60) | ||
| Race, n (%) | |||||
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White | 17 (68) | 15 (60) | ||
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Black or African American | 6 (24) | 6 (24) | ||
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Native American or American Indian | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
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Asian or Pacific Islander | 2 (8) | 3 (12) | ||
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Other | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
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Hispanic or Latino | 1 (4) | 4 (16) | ||
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Non-Hispanic or Latino | 24 (96) | 21 (84) | ||
| Employment, n (%) | |||||
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Full-time | 10 (40) | 10 (40) | ||
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Part-time | 3 (12) | 5 (20) | ||
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Not employed | 12 (48) | 10 (40) | ||
| Education, n (%) | |||||
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High school graduate or GEDb | 7 (28) | 6 (24) | ||
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Some college or associate’s degree | 6 (24) | 5 (20) | ||
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College degree (bachelor’s program) | 5 (20) | 7 (28) | ||
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Graduate or professional degree | 7 (28) | 6 (24) | ||
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Other | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | ||
| Household income before tax (US $), n (%) | |||||
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<50,000 | 15 (60) | 19 (76) | ||
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50,000-99,999 | 4 (16) | 4 (16) | ||
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≥100,000 | 6 (24) | 2 (8) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
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Single or widowed | 14 (56) | 17 (68) | ||
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Married or cohabitating | 8 (32) | 7 (28) | ||
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Divorced | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | ||
| Device use, n (%) | |||||
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Use a smartphone | 20 (80) | 22 (88) | ||
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Use a PC | 20 (80) | 18 (72) | ||
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Use a tablet | 10 (62.5) | 12 (48) | ||
| Confidence in using new technology, mean (SD) | |||||
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0: not confident and 10: very confident | 7.8 (2.5) | 7.7 (2.5) | ||
aVIC: Virtual Multimedia Interactive Informed Consent.
bGED: General Educational Development.