Table 2 |
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Healthcare workers' perceived sufficiency of information about A/H1N1 influenza pandemic and general health information needs (mean ± SD). |
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Total (N = 469) (mean ± SD; median) |
1. Nurse (N = 209) |
2. Medical (N = 120)(b) |
3. Allied (N = 59) |
4. Auxiliary (N = 81) |
p-valuea |
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I believe that I have heard sufficient information about: (1:strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree) |
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A/H1N1 influenza symptoms |
7.2 ± 1.8, 8/9 |
7.2 ± 1.8 |
7.8 ± 1.6 1,3,4 |
7.0 ± 1.7 |
6.6 ± 1.8 |
< 0.0005 |
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A/H1N1 influenza prognosis |
6.4 ± 2.1, 7/9 |
6.1 ± 2.1 |
7.1 ± 1.9 1,3,4 |
6.1 ± 2.1 |
6.0 ± 2.1 |
< 0.0005 |
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A/H1N1 influenza treatment |
6.5 ± 2.1, 7/9 |
6.3 ± 2.1 |
7.3 ± 1.8 1,3,4 |
6.2 ± 2.0 |
5.9 ± 2.3 |
< 0.0005 |
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A/H1N1 influenza infection route |
7.5 ± 1.8, 8/9 |
7.3 ± 1.7 |
8.1 ± 1.5 1,3,4 |
7.3 ± 1.8 |
7.1 ± 1.9 |
< 0.0005 |
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A/H1N1 influenza preventive measures |
7.2 ± 2.0, 8/9 |
6.9 ± 2.1 |
7.8 ± 1.7 1,3,4 |
7.1 ± 2.0 |
6.9 ± 2.1 |
< 0.0005 |
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I believe that my department provided clear information about the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic (1:strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree) |
5.4 ± 2.4, 6/9 |
5.4 ± 2.4 |
5.3 ± 2.5 |
5.5 ± 2.2 |
5.9 ± 2.8 |
0.408 |
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Overall, the information I have heard about the A/H1N1 influenza has been clear (1:strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree; five items, Cronbach's α, 0.89) |
7.0 ± 1.6, 7.4/9 |
6.8 ± 1.7 |
7.6 ± 1.4 1,3,4 |
6.7 ± 1.5 |
6.5 ± 1.7 |
< 0.0005 |
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General health-information needs (1: for a disease that I might suffer, I prefer having no more information than needed; 5: I prefer as much information as possible) |
3.6 ± 1.6, 4/5 |
3.8 ± 1.5 |
3.3 ± 1.6 |
3.2 ± 1.5 |
3.5 ± 1.6 |
0.036 |
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(a), One-way ANOVA; (b) Significant differences between this category and the categories mentioned by numbers (Bonferroni post-hoc tests) |
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Goulia et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:322 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-322 |
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