Table 3

Study 1: descriptive statistics for version 2 (modified) benefit and risk items using 10-point response scales* (n=439)

Item No	Items	Mean	Med	Mode	SD	SK	Kur
Benefit items
Imp1	(Importance of) sharing your visit notes with others.	5.45	5	1	3.16	0.03	−1.32
	How important is reading your visit notes for:
Imp2	Taking care of your health?	8.3	9	10	2	−1.34	1.4
Imp3	Remembering the plan for your care?	7.8	8	10	2.47	−1.09	0.35
Imp4	Helping you feel in control of your care?	8.14	9	10	2.11	−1.31	1.3
Imp5	Preparing for your office visits?	7.02	8	10	2.69	−0.64	−0.65
Imp6	Helping you with your medications†?	6	6	10	3	−0.21	−1.11
Imp7	Feeling like you have an active role in your medical care?	7.82	9	10	2.48	−1.16	0.48
Risk items
Risk1	How much did you worry about your health after reading your visit notes?	7.46	8	10	2.45	−0.79	−0.105
Risk2	Now that the office visit notes are available online, how concerned are you about privacy?	6.69	7	10	3.04	−0.53	−1.03
Risk3	How confusing were the office visit notes?	8.67	10	10	2	−1.82	3.02

*Importance item 1–7 (Imp1 to Imp7) response options: 1=not at all important to 10=extremely important. Risk items 1–3 (Risk1 to Risk3) used item-specific anchors for the 1–10 scale (1=not at all worried/concerned/confusing to 10=extremely worried/concerned/confusing) and were reverse coded.
†Asked of 392 patients who reported taking medications.
Kur, kurtosis; Med, median; SK, skewness.