Table 2 Baseline characteristics and outcome measures in both groups
From: Use of a decision aid did not decrease decisional conflict in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Decisional aid group | Control group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 32) | (n = 34) | ||
Age in years (SD) | 53 (10) | 52 (9) | 0.69 |
Male (%) | 6 (19%) | 8 (24%) | 0.45 |
Symptom duration in months (SD) | 34 (25) | 32 (28) | 0.74 |
Bilateral involvement (%) | 12 (38) | 11 (32) | 0.59 |
Less than a high school education (%) | 14 (43) | 16 (47) | 0.79 |
Comorbidities (%) | 13 (41) | 13 (38) | 0.84 |
History of a previous operation (%) | 7 (22) | 9 (26) | 0.66 |
DASH scores (SD) | 41 (13) | 40 (15) | 0.73 |
Knowledge about CTS (SD) | 7.4 (1.5) | 6.6 (1.5) | 0.04 |
Decisional conflict scale (SD) | 22 (15) | 23 (16) | 0.76 |
Satisfaction with the decision (SD) | 1.8 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.6) | 0.80 |