Table 2 Healthcare workers' perceived sufficiency of information about A/H1N1 influenza pandemic and general health information needs (mean ± SD).
|  | Total (N = 469) (mean ± SD; median) | 1. Nurse (N = 209) | 2. Medical (N = 120)(b) | 3. Allied (N = 59) | 4. Auxiliary (N = 81) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I believe that I have heard sufficient information about: (1:strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   A/H1N1 influenza symptoms | 7.2 ± 1.8, 8/9 | 7.2 ± 1.8 | 7.8 ± 1.6 1,3,4 | 7.0 ± 1.7 | 6.6 ± 1.8 | < 0.0005 |
   A/H1N1 influenza prognosis | 6.4 ± 2.1, 7/9 | 6.1 ± 2.1 | 7.1 ± 1.9 1,3,4 | 6.1 ± 2.1 | 6.0 ± 2.1 | < 0.0005 |
   A/H1N1 influenza treatment | 6.5 ± 2.1, 7/9 | 6.3 ± 2.1 | 7.3 ± 1.8 1,3,4 | 6.2 ± 2.0 | 5.9 ± 2.3 | < 0.0005 |
   A/H1N1 influenza infection route | 7.5 ± 1.8, 8/9 | 7.3 ± 1.7 | 8.1 ± 1.5 1,3,4 | 7.3 ± 1.8 | 7.1 ± 1.9 | < 0.0005 |
   A/H1N1 influenza preventive measures | 7.2 ± 2.0, 8/9 | 6.9 ± 2.1 | 7.8 ± 1.7 1,3,4 | 7.1 ± 2.0 | 6.9 ± 2.1 | < 0.0005 |
I believe that my department provided clear information about the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic (1:strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree) | 5.4 ± 2.4, 6/9 | 5.4 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 2.5 | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 5.9 ± 2.8 | 0.408 |
Overall, the information I have heard about the A/H1N1 influenza has been clear (1:strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree; five items, Cronbach's α, 0.89) | 7.0 ± 1.6, 7.4/9 | 6.8 ± 1.7 | 7.6 ± 1.4 1,3,4 | 6.7 ± 1.5 | 6.5 ± 1.7 | < 0.0005 |
General health-information needs (1: for a disease that I might suffer, I prefer having no more information than needed; 5: I prefer as much information as possible) | 3.6 ± 1.6, 4/5 | 3.8 ± 1.5 | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 3.2 ± 1.5 | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 0.036 |