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Table 3 Differences on secondary outcomes of the consultation for the intervention group and control group

From: Preparing for an orthopedic consultation using an eHealth tool: a randomized controlled trial in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis

 

Intervention group

n = 138

Control group

n = 129

P-value

Patients’ outcomes

Able to ask what I wanted; n (%)

121 (88)

104 (81)

0.12a

Number of questions asked, median (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

0.31b

Treatment strategy after consultation, n (%)

  

0.47a

 Conservative

30 (22)

37 (29)

 

 Surgery

37 (27)

34 (26)

 

 Wait and see

46 (33)

34 (26)

 

 Other diagnosis

16 (12)

17 (13)

 

Satisfaction with policy (0–10), mean (S.D.)

7.5 (2.7)

7.9 (2.2)

−0.4 (−1.1, 0.2)c

Satisfaction with consultation (0–10), mean (S.D.)

8.0 (2.3)

8.3 (2.0)

−0.2 (− 0.8, 0.4)c

Surgeons’ outcomes

Preparedness of patient (1–5), median (IQR)

5 (4–5)

4 (4–5)

0.51b

Participation of patient (1–5), median (IQR)

5 (4–5)

5 (4–5)

0.82b

  1. a Chi-squared test. b Mann-Whitney U test. c Linear regression analysis, adjusted for treatment strategy (surgery or not), mean difference (95% CI)