1. Does a Directive to an Internet Site Enhance the Doctor-Patient Interaction?
by Khin-Kyemon Aung, Wei Kang Wu, Andrew Tokumi, Phoebe Kuo, and Charles S. Day
J Bone Joint Surg Am
Volume 97(13):
July 1, 2015
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

2. Flowchart showing enrollment, randomization, and follow-up of study participants.
Flowchart showing enrollment, randomization, and follow-up of study participants. Concealed allocation was achieved with the use of computer-generated randomization prior to enrollment. The treatment group and the control group were followed and assessed in parallel. CTS = carpal tunnel syndrome.
Khin-Kyemon Aung et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

3. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) knowledge inventory for patients.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) knowledge inventory for patients. The knowledge survey was completed by all study participants within four weeks after the first visit. It is composed of ten true-or-false questions that are based on the ASSH web-site content for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Khin-Kyemon Aung et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

4. Carpal tunnel syndrome knowledge scores.
Carpal tunnel syndrome knowledge scores. The mean knowledge scores for the control and treatment groups are compared first, followed by comparisons between users and nonusers of the ASSH web site, and users and nonusers of the Internet. *ASSH web-site users included patients who used ASSH as well as other Internet resources (n = 18).
Khin-Kyemon Aung et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97:
©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.