Table 4 Consumers’ and biomedical students’ answers on comprehension, perceived effectiveness of the described treatment and preference for health information presentation in Cochrane PLSs (N = 245)

Variable

PLS 1

PLS 2

PLS 1

PLS 2

BF₁₀^a

BF₁₀^b

BF₁₀^c

Comprehension: Results (score 0–2)

1.43 (1.31 to 1.55)

1.59 (1.50 to 1.69)

1.66 (1.53 to 1.80)

1.71 (1.59 to 1.82)

1.07

2.43

0.26

Comprehension: Side effects (score 0–2)

0.93 (0.83 to 1.04)

1.35 (1.23 to 1.49)

1.51 (1.38 to 1.63)

1.77 (1.65 to 1.89)

1.80 × 10⁸

3.15 × 10⁸

0.45

Perceived effectiveness of treatment (score 1–10)

4.53 (4.12 to 4.96)

4.93 (4.48 to 5.34)

4.84 (4.44 to 5.24)

5.35 (4.97 to 5.73)

77.86

0.50

0.17

Preference for health information presentation (score 1–10)

6.04 (5.65 to 6.52)

6.06 (5.60 to 6.53)

5.47 (5.03 to 5.92)

5.78 (5.39 to 6.16)

0.45

0.62

0.26