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Table 4 Mental Effort Ratings (1 to 7 scale; means (standard deviations)).

From: E-learning interventions are comparable to user's manual in a randomized trial of training strategies for the AGREE II

Mental Effort (MANOVA, p> 0.05)

Tutorial

Practice Exercise

Control

Univariate Sig

Mental effort tutorial: The AGREE II Overview Tutorial was mentally demanding

3.65 (1.50)

2.85 (1.81)

-

0.14

Mental effort tutorial: The pace of the AGREE II Overview Tutorial was hurried/rushed

2.95 (1.57)

2.60 (1.61)

-

0.54

At the end of the AGREE II Overview Tutorial, I was discouraged

2.30 (1.46)

2.15 (1.53)

-

0.75

Reviewing the AGREE II was mentally demanding

4.40 (1.50)

3.10 (1.25)

4.37 (1.46)

0.006

At the end of reviewing the AGREE II, I was discouraged

3.20 (1.77)

2.30 (1.53)

2.25 (1.25)

0.10

The interactive practice exercise was mentally demanding

-

4.55 (1.40)

-

-

At the end of the interactive practice exercise, I was discouraged

-

3.16 (1.80)

-

-

Rating and assessing the practice guideline with the AGREE II was mentally demanding

4.85 (1.50)

4.70 (1.46)

5.05 (1.54)

0.76

Rating and assessing the practice guideline with the AGREE II was very hard work

4.25 (1.69)

3.90 (1.56)

3.50 (1.91)

0.39

At the end of rating and assessing the practice guideline with the AGREE II, I was discouraged

2.95 (1.57)

2.65 (1.63)

2.30 (1.17)

0.38