Parent responses to questionnaire: Parents were asked to what extent they agreed with various statements on the presentation of data in the letters.
| STATEMENTS | LETTER TYPE | STRONGLY AGREE, N (%) | AGREE, N (%) | NEUTRAL, N (%) | DISAGREE, N (%) | STRONGLY DISAGREE, N (%) | DIFFERENCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z SCORE | P VALUE | |||||||
| It was easy to find the information I needed in this letter | Narrative | 15 (15) | 37 (38) | 19 (19) | 24 (24) | 3 (3) | −5.097* | < .001 |
| Graphical | 39 (40) | 48 (49) | 7 (7) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | |||
| It was easy to understand the overall progress of the patient in this letter | Narrative | 19 (19) | 39 (40) | 16 (16) | 22 (22) | 2 (2) | −4.823* | < .001 |
| Graphical | 47 (48) | 42 (43) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | |||
| If this letter were about my child, I would be satisfied with the information it contains | Narrative | 16 (16) | 46 (47) | 14 (14) | 20 (20) | 2 (2) | −3.112* | .002 |
| Graphical | 39 (40) | 38 (39) | 10 (10) | 10 (10) | 1 (1) | |||
| I would like more description of the categories in the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview assessment | Narrative | 12 (12) | 32 (33) | 34 (35) | 19 (19) | 0 | −.012 | .990 |
| Graphical | 12 (12) | 32 (33) | 33 (34) | 21 (21) | 0 | |||
| There was too much information in this letter | Narrative | 3 (3) | 17 (17) | 14 (14) | 56 (57) | 7 (7) | −3.940* | < .001 |
| Graphical | 0 (0) | 4 (4) | 13 (13) | 66 (67) | 15 (15) | |||
| I would like this letter to contain more description of the skills taught in the program | Narrative | 6 (6) | 28 (29) | 26 (27) | 36 (37) | 1 (1) | −2.078 | .038 |
| Graphical | 3 (3) | 20 (20) | 31 (32) | 42 (43) | 2 (2) | |||
| I would like to receive a similar letter at the start of treatment | Narrative | 14 (14) | 42 (43) | 15 (15) | 24 (24) | 2 (2) | −3.508* | < .001 |
| Graphical | 27 (28) | 46 (47) | 13 (13) | 10 (10) | 0 | |||
| I would like to receive a similar progress letter halfway through treatment | Narrative | 17 (17) | 49 (50) | 12 (12) | 17 (17) | 3 (3) | −3.240* | .001 |
| Graphical | 30 (31) | 50 (51) | 9 (9) | 8 (8) | 1 (1) | |||
↵* Significant at P < .005.