Table 4 Understanding health information topics compared before-after interventions for both groups
From: Japanese health and safety information for overseas visitors: a randomized controlled trial
|  | N = 1062 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Intervention = 531 |  | Control = 531 |  | ||||
11 topics (15 items) | before | after | after-before | p | before | after | After-before | p-value |
Medical system | 244 | 479 | 235 | 0.001 | 260 | 492 | 232 | 0.001 |
Paying medical expenses | 249 | 451 | 202 | 0.001 | 251 | 488 | 237 | 0.020 |
Quality of nursing care | 275 | 496 | 221 | 0.048 | 287 | 491 | 204 | 0.001 |
Quality of the medicine | 332 | 469 | 137 | 0.001 | 351 | 462 | 111 | 0.001 |
Dealing with medical staff | 267 | 484 | 217 | 0.043 | 274 | 496 | 222 | 0.001 |
Choosing a hospital | 232 | 441 | 209 | 0.001 | 238 | 478 | 240 | 0.049 |
Language communication | 285 | 470 | 185 | 0.001 | 308 | 484 | 176 | 0.004 |
Emergency care | 301 | 482 | 181 | 0.001 | 286 | 485 | 199 | 0.001 |
Directions in a hospital | 240 | 420 | 180 | 0.001 | 255 | 462 | 207 | 0.001 |
Picking up an infection | 281 | 454 | 173 | 0.048 | 279 | 467 | 188 | 0.001 |
Informed consent | 327 | 488 | 161 | 0.001 | 318 | 497 | 179 | 0.003 |
Lifestyle differences | 406 | 486 | 80 | 0.001 | 407 | 481 | 74 | 0.001 |
    Eye contact | 344 | 501 | 157 | 0.001 | 359 | 496 | 137 | 0.006 |
    Protection of privacy | 328 | 474 | 146 | 0.001 | 342 | 452 | 110 | 0.001 |
Health promotion and safety | 362 | 487 | 125 | 0.001 | 354 | 484 | 130 | 0.001 |