Type of post consultation letter | Letter to General Practitioner | Letter to patient | Significance (Wilcoxin Signed Ranks test) |
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Length of time to dictate letter (minutes ± SD, n) | 3.28 ± 2.2, 81 | 2.57 ± 1.42, 82 | p = 0.019 |
Flesch Reading Ease Score | 49.76 ± 9.1, 84 | 55.44 ± 9.26, 84 | p < 0.001 |
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 10.72 ± 1.43 | 11.04 ± 1.39 | p = 0.062 |
Circled items in each letter | 31/63 circled 1–12 items | 16/63 circled 1–5 items | p < 0.001 |
Word Count | 444 ± 169.87 | 351.5 ± 129.05 | p < 0.001 |