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Table 4 Information needs over time

From: What hypertensive patients want to know [and from whom] about their disease: a two-year longitudinal study

Information Need

Mean (SD) at Baseline

Mean (SD) at 6 months follow-up (T1)

Mean (SD) at 12 months follow-up (T2)

Mean (SD) at 24 months follow-up (T3)

df

F

Pharmacological treatment

15.6 (8.6)

14.2 (8.3)

14.3 (8.4)

15.2 (8.4)

2.8;573.6

2.11

Knowledge About the Disease

16.9 (8.5)

15.4 (8.4)

15.1 (8.4)

14.3 (8.3)

2.8;565.1

6.59***

Daily Activities

12.6 (7.5)

11.4 (7.5)

10.4 (7.1)

10.5 (6.7)

2.7; 550.8

5.61**

Behavioral Habits

13.0 (7.3)

12.5 (7.4)

11.1 (6.7)

11 (6.9)

2.9;577.8

5.52**

Impact of the Disease

12.7 (7.5)

11.2 (7.1)

11.2 (7.2)

10.7 (7)

2.8;567.2

3.89**

Risk and Complications

15.6 (7.9)

15.5 (7.8)

15.4 (8.3)

15.1 (8)

2.8;562.5

.26

  1. Note: ** Significant differences (p < .01); *** Significant differences (p < .001)