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Table 3 Cognitive, affective and behavioural outcomes

From: Assisting informed decision making for labour analgesia: a randomised controlled trial of a decision aid for labour analgesia versus a pamphlet

Cognitive, affective and behavioural outcomes

Decision aid (n = 395)*

Pamphlet (n = 201)*

Mean difference (95%CI)

P-value

Decisional conflict (1-100, 1 = low decisional conflict)

    

Baseline

31.4 (12.8)

31.2 (13.4)

0.22 (-2.0, 2.7)

0.84

Primary follow-up

23.9 (10.6)

24.9 (12.9)

-0.99 (-3.1, 1.1)

0.37

Second follow-up

19.9 (12.3)

20.2 (14.1)

-0.31 (-2.9, 2.3)

0.82

Knowledge (% correct responses)

    

   Baseline

53.4 (21.9)

54.4 (20.9)

-0.94 (-4.6, 2.7)

0.61

   First follow-up

65.1 (29.5)

56.5 (27.4)

8.58 (3.7, 13.5)

<0.01

Anxiety (20-80, 20 = low anxiety)

    

   Baseline

33.9 (10.1)

34.3 (11.8)

-0.32 (-2.2, 1.5)

0.74

   First follow-up

33.3 (9.3)

34.3 (11.0)

-0.96 (-2.8, 0.8)

0.32

   Second follow-up

29.4 (8.5)

29.0 (9.5)

0.55 (-2.3, 1.2)

0.54

Satisfaction with decision making

[% satisfied]

    

   First follow-up

81.5 (10.3)

80.7 (11.7)

0.86 (-1.1, 2.9)

0.40

   Second follow-up

84.4 (12.9)

82.8 (16.1)

1.53 (-1.9, 4.4)

0.32

Enough information to make decision [%]

    

   1st follow-up

89.2

79.8

RR 1.34 (1.1, 1.7)

<0.01

Participation in decision making [%]1st follow-up

    

   I will choose by myself

76.7

80.6

  

Shared decision with

care-providers

22.1

17.7

RR 0.93 (0.8, 1.0)

 

   Care-providers decides

1.2

1.7

  

Participation in decision making [%]2nd follow-up

    

   I chose by myself

34.5

49.6

  

   I chose after seriously considering my care- providers opinion

37.8

30.7

= 9.4

0.09

   Shared decision with care-providers

19.3

13.8

  

   Care providers made decisions

6.0

4.9

  

   Other

2.7

1.5

  
  1. *Numbers may not add up to totals due to missing data