Measures used to assess the effects of audiotape provision.
| Variable | Measure used | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matching variables (gathered from all participants) | Age | ||
| Sex | |||
| Frequency of consultation in last 6 months | |||
| Control over condition: extent to which patients felt they could maintain good health through their own actions | 4-point scale | ||
| Understanding: patients rated how much they understood the consultation at the time they left the GP | 5-point scale | ||
| Satisfaction: patients rated their satisfaction with the consultation at the time they left the GP | 5-point scale | ||
| Outcome variables (all participants) | Adherence: level of concordance with GP's advice at the time of follow-up | 5-point scale | |
| Anxiety: how anxious patients felt at time of follow-up | 5-point scale | ||
| Tape use: | |||
| All | How many times listened? | ||
| Non-listeners | Reason for not listening | ||
| Listeners | Understanding of consultation: after listening to the tape | 5-point scale | |
| Usefulness of tape | 5-point scale | ||
| Extra information: item(s) on the tape that had not been heard during the consultation | Yes/No | ||
| Did anyone else listen? | Yes/No | ||
| Who? | |||
| How helpful was sharing the tape? | 5-point scale | ||