Comparison of DISCERN, JAMA, and MIST mean scores by publication source, intended audience, and country of origin.
| Tool | Publication Source | Intended Audience | Country of Origin | ||||||
| Academic and Professional Board (n = 17) | Private Health Care (n = 33) | P | Physician (n = 40) | Patient (n = 10) | P | US (n = 30) | Non-US (n = 20) | P | |
| DISCERN | 51.5 | 33.8 | 0.0002 | 53.4 | 36.5 | 0.0008 | 36.5 | 44.9 | 0.1193 |
| JAMA | 3.3 | 0.7 | <0.0001 | 4.0 | 1.0 | <0.0001 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.0002 |
| MIST | 29.1 | 23.4 | 0.0565 | 28.9 | 24.8 | 0.3097 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 0.4941 |
Abbreviations: JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association; MIST, Myelopathy Information Scoring Tool; US, United States.
Note: All tests performed using Mann-Whitney U test. Statistically significant findings are in boldface.