Table 3.
Source | GQSa scores (total 3, IQR 2-3), median (IQR) | GQS scores (total 2.61, SD 0.90), mean (SD) | DISCERN scores (total 2, IQR 2-3), median (IQR) | DISCERN scores (total 2.40, SD 0.75), mean (SD) | |
Medical professionals | |||||
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Gastroenterologists | 3 (2-4) | 3.08 (0.98) | 3 (2-3) | 2.77 (0.65) |
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Nongastroenterologists | 3 (2-3) | 2.48 (0.77) | 2 (2-3) | 2.38 (0.73) |
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Clinical nutritionists | 4 (3-5) | 4.00 (0.82) | 4 (3-4) | 3.50 (0.58) |
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Overall | 3 (2-3) | 2.78 (0.94) | 3 (2-3) | 2.58 (0.74) |
Non–medical professionals | |||||
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Nonprofit organizations | 3 (2-3) | 2.67 (0.84) | 2 (2-3) | 2.33 (0.59) |
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Individual science communicators | 2 (2-3) | 2.41 (0.80) | 2 (2-3) | 2.05 (0.72) |
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Patients | 2 (2-2) | 1.92 (0.49) | 2 (2-3) | 2.08 (0.76) |
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Overall | 2 (2-3) | 2.40 (0.79) | 2 (2-3) | 2.15 (0.69) |
aGQS: Global Quality Score.