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Table 2 Educational needs and autonomy preference scores

From: Understanding the information needs of women with rheumatoid arthritis concerning pregnancy, post-natal care and early parenting: A mixed-methods study

Outcome measure

Mean (SD)

Range

Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT)

 Managing pain domain

14.2 (4.8)

0.0 - 24.0

 Movement domain

11.0 (4.5)

3.1 - 20.0

 Feelings domain

10.7 (4.3)

0.0 - 16.0

 Disease process domain

19.2 (5.7)

8.9 - 28.0

 Treatments from health professionals domain

17.5 (7.0)

2.2 - 28.0

 Self-help measures domain

16.0 (6.2)

5.0 - 24.0

 Support from others domain

8.7 (3.9)

3.0 - 16.0

 Total ENAT scorea

97.2 (30.8)

27.3 - 156.0

Autonomy Preference Index (API)b

 Information seeking preference scale

89.8 (5.6)

77.5 - 100.0

 Decision making preference scale

68.4 (8.2)

50.0 - 83.3

  1. aTotal ENAT score ranges from 0 (lowest educational needs) to 156 (highest educational needs)
  2. bAPI scale scores for each scale range from 0 (low preference for information-seeking or decision-making) to 100 (strongest preference for information-seeking or decision-making)