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Table 3 Level of detail in each section of the Clinical Answer

From: The evaluation of an evidence-based clinical answer format for pediatricians

How would you describe the level of detail presented in each of the following sections of the Clinical Answer?

 

N (%)

  

N = 83

1 (Too little Detail)

2

3 (Appropriate level of detail)

4

5 (Too much detail)

Too much detail (%)^

p-value *

Question

0 (0.0)

1 (1.2)

74 (89.1)

5 (6.0)

3 (3.6)

88.9

0.04 §

Answer

2 (2.4)

7 (8.4)

65 (78.3)

7 (8.4)

2 (2.4)

50.0

1.00

Background

4 (4.8)

9 (10.8)

61 (73.5)

7 (8.4)

2 (2.4)

40.9

0.52

Search strategy

3 (3.6)

6 (7.2)

58 (69.9)

12 (14.5)

4 (4.8)

64.0

0.23

Included reviews

1 (1.2)

7 (8.4)

64 (77.1)

9 (10.8)

2 (2.4)

57.9

0.65

Results

2 (2.4)

9 (10.8)

59 (71.1)

12 (14.5)

1 (1.2)

54.2

0.84

Limitations

3 (3.6)

19 (22.9)

54 (65.1)

5 (6.0)

2 (2.4)

24.1

0.008 †

References

3 (3.6)

12 (14.5)

61 (73.5)

5 (6.0)

2 (2.4)

31.8

0.13

Linked figures and tables

0 (0.0)

2 (2.4)

62 (74.7)

15 (18.1)

4 (4.8)

90.5

0.0002 §

  1. * Calculated based on whether the proportion of participants that felt there was too much detail (responses '4' and '5') as opposed to too little detail (responses '1' and '2') was significantly different from 50%
  2. §A significant number of respondents thought there was too much detail in this section of the Clinical Answer
  3. †A significant number of respondents thought there was too little detail in this section of the Clinical Answer
  4. ^of those who scored 1, 2, 4 or 5