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Table 2 Script pilot-testing (two-tailed Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, 0.05 significance level)

From: Creating and administering video vignettes for a study examining the communication of diagnostic uncertainty: methodological insights to improve accessibility for researchers and participants

Pilot Participant number

Demographic data

(gender, age)

How explicitly did the doctor discuss any uncertainty surrounding the diagnosis? 0(not at all)—10 (very explicitly)

V1A

V1B

V2A

V2B

1

F, 24

7

2

9

2

2

M, 26

9

3

8

1

3

F, 22

9

4

6

3

4

F, 59

10

8

10

7

5

M, 27

10

6

9

5

6

F, 25

9

6

8

4

7

F, 19

3

2

3

1

8

M, 25

10

1

9

1

9

F, 35

9

7

9

5

10

M, 55

8

4

8

4

11

F, 25

9

3

9

2

12

M, 63

7

4

8

2

13

F, 67

7

5

8

3

14

F, 21

8

3

7

4

15

F, 29

9

2

9

2

Mean

8.23

4.23

8

3.08

SD

1.8

2

1.7

1.8

p-value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001