Control group (n = 45) | Intervention group (n = 46) | ||||
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Outcome | Pre Median (range) | Post Median (range) | Pre Median (range) | Post Median (range) | p |
Information about | |||||
Disease | 50 (33–58) | 50 (42–65) | 50 (33–60) | 50 (33–67) | NS |
Medical tests | 67 (44–67) | 67 (44–67) | 67 (56–67) | 67 (28–56) | NS |
Treatments | 44 (25–56) | 39 (33–56) | 44 (28–56) | 8 (0–27) | NS |
Other services | 17 (0–25) | 17 (8–33) | 17 (6–23) | 8 (0–27) | NS |
Different location of care facilities | 0 (0–33) | 33 (0–33) | 0 (0–33) | 0 (0–33) | NS |
How to help yourself | 33 (0–33) | 33 (0–33) | 17 (0–33) | 33 (0–33) | NS |
Satisfaction with information | 67 (33–67) | 67 (33–67) | 67 (33–67) | 67 (33–67) | NS |
Helpfulness of information | 67 (50–67) | 67 (67–67) | 67 (67–67) | 67 (33–67) | NS |
Percentage of patients | |||||
Received written information | 91 | 91 | 78 | 80 | |
Received cd/video | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Wish to receive more info | 53 | 31 | 57 | 38 | |
Wish to receive less info | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |