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Table 1 Summary of GP and patient letters (n = 84)

From: How useful are post consultation letters to patients?

Type of post consultation letter

Letter to General Practitioner

Letter to patient

Significance

(Wilcoxin Signed Ranks test)

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