Consumer rating of WMI using the consumer information rating form
| Items | Mean±SD | P value* | |
| PI group (n=60) | PIL group (n=60) | ||
| Comprehensibility | |||
| Read | 3.23±1.00 | 4.28±0.69 | <0.001 |
| Understand | 3.53±0.77 | 4.23±0.72 | <0.001 |
| Remember | 3.23±0.89 | 3.77±0.75 | 0.001 |
| Locate information | 3.23±0.85 | 3.78±0.85 | 0.001 |
| Keep | 3.53±0.95 | 4.32±0.62 | <0.001 |
| Total (range 10–25) | 16.77±3.66 | 20.38±2.91 | <0.001 |
| Future use | |||
| Read | 4.05±0.98 | 4.57±0.67 | 0.001 |
| Use | 4.13±0.91 | 4.60±0.81 | 0.004 |
| Keep | 3.73±1.19 | 4.38±0.83 | 0.001 |
| Total (range 3–15) | 11.92±2.73 | 13.55±1.94 | <0.001 |
| Utility | |||
| Benefits | 3.40±0.62 | 3.67±0.51 | 0.011 |
| Contraindications | 3.32±0.81 | 3.50±0.73 | 0.195 |
| Directions | 3.18±0.73 | 3.57±0.62 | 0.002 |
| Precautions | 3.10±0.78 | 3.60±0.49 | <0.001 |
| Adverse effects | 3.15±0.73 | 3.58±0.56 | <0.001 |
| Storage | 3.22±0.69 | 3.55±0.53 | 0.004 |
| Total (range 6–24) | 19.37±3.37 | 21.47±2.53 | <0.001 |
| Design quality | |||
| Organisation | 3.48±1.13 | 4.17±1.09 | 0.001 |
| Attractiveness | 2.97±1.13 | 3.95±1.02 | <0.001 |
| Print size | 2.55±1.31 | 4.13±1.03 | <0.001 |
| Tone | 3.18±1.16 | 3.90±0.97 | <0.001 |
| Helpfulness | 3.75±1.32 | 4.37±0.90 | 0.004 |
| Bias | 3.52±1.21 | 4.02±1.11 | 0.020 |
| Spacing | 3.37±1.33 | 4.12±1.11 | 0.001 |
| Total (range 7–35) | 22.82±6.52 | 28.65±5.64 | <0.001 |
*Independent t-test was used to determine differences between groups.
PI, package insert; PIL, patient information leaflet; WMI, written medicine information.