Table 3

Impression of the abstract

Questions (answers given in a scale of 0–10 with 0 least)Without OS,  n=281 (SD)With OS,  n=286 (SD)Mean difference,  n=567 (95% CI)Effect size (Cohen’s d)
n=567 (95% CI)
How beneficial do you think intervention A is for the patients?4.18 (2.29)4.10 (2.17)0.07 (−0.28 to 0.42)0.031 (−0.13 to 0.20)
How valid is this conclusion in your opinion?4.84 (2.40)3.88 (2.36)0.97*** (0.59 to 1.36)0.41 (0.24 to 0.57)
How much do you want to read the full text of this study?3.52 (2.55)3.41 (2.62)0.10 (−0.32 to 0.53)0.039 (−0.13 to 0.20)
When you answered the above questions, which part of the abstract did you refer to the most?
Background2 (0.7)5 (1.7)
Methods58 (20.6)59 (20.6)
Results181 (64.4)174 (60.8)
Conclusion40 (14.2)48 (16.8)
  • ***P<0.001.