Measurement equivalence and feasibility of the EORTC QLQ-PR25: paper-and-pencil versus touch-screen administration

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and time for completion of questionnaires of the two groups of prostate cancer patients

	Paper/Touch-screen	Touch-screen/Paper
	(n = 49)	(n = 50)	p-value
Age (year) (N (%))
<= 65	12 (24.5)	13 (26.0)	0.778^b
66-70	11 (22.5)	14 (28.0)
71-75	12 (24.5)	13 (26.0)
> 75	14 (28.5)	10 (20.0)
Mean (SD)	70.1 (7.6)	69.0 (8.1)	0.463^a
Education level (N (%))			0.701^b
College or above	14 (29.8)	13 (26.0)
Senior high	11 (23.3)	15 (30.0)
Junior high	11 (21.4)	7 (14.0)
Primary school or less	12 (25.5)	15 (30.0)
Previous experience using computers (N (%))
Yes	10 (20.4)	9 (18.0)	0.837^b
No	39 (79.6)	41 (82.0)
Time for completion of questionnaires (min)^d
Paper version (Mean (Range))	17.9 (5.0 ~ 39.0)	14.7 (6.0 ~ 31.0)	0.022^a
Touch-screen version (Mean (Range))	15.7 (5.0 ~ 30.0)	20.5 (9.0 ~ 41.0)	0.002^a
p-value	0.516^c	<0.001^c

^ap-value was evaluated by Independent t-test.
^bp-value was evaluated by Chi-square test.
^cp-value was evaluated by Paired t-test.
^dTime for completion of the two questionnaire modes by four questionnaires, including the EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ-PR25, IIEF-5 (International Index of Erectile Function), and IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score).

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