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Table 5 Number and percentage of patients that have received information from a source over time

From: A longitudinal study on the information needs and preferences of patients after an acute coronary syndrome

Information Sources

Baseline

6 months follow-up (T1)

12 months follow-up (T2)

24 months follow-up (T3)

df

Cochran’s Q

GPs

142 (65.44)

187 (86.17)

181 (83.41)

188 (86.63)

3

59.44***

Specialists

195 (89.86)

205 (94.47)

204 (94.00)

203 (93.54)

3

7.63

Relatives

172 (79.26)

186 (85.71)

170 (78.34)

178 (82.02)

3

4.33

Friends

147 (67.74)

161 (74.19)

139 (64.05)

132 (60.83)

3

9.64*

I. Leaflets-Physician

136 (62.67)

162 (74.65)

151 (69.58)

132 (60.83)

3

16.18***

I. Leaflets Associations

63 (29.03)

86 (39.63)

70 (32.25)

78 (35.94)

3

5.61

Magazines

90 (41.47)

116 (53.45)

112 (51.61)

113 (52.07)

3

14.49**

Internet

102 (47.00)

119 (54.83)

118 (54.37)

120 (55.29)

3

9.64**

Television

94 (43.31)

115 (52.99)

125 (57.60)

125 (57.60)

3

20.94***

  1. Note: *Significant differences (p < .05); **Significant differences (p < .01); ***Significant differences (p < .001)