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Table 1 Participant demographics by vignette group*

From: Knowledge of undisclosed corporate authorship (“ghostwriting”) reduces the perceived credibility of antidepressant research: a randomized vignette study with experienced nurses

Characteristic

Non-Ghostwriting Vignette (n = 35)

Ghostwriting Vignette (n = 32)

Age, years†

36.97 ± 11.26

36.00 ± 10.25

Female gender, No. (%)

35 (100)

30 (93.75)

Caucasian, No. (%)

24 (68.57)

24 (75.0)

Bachelors in Nursing, No. (%)‡

23 (65.71)

26 (81.25)

Clinical experience, years†

12.51 ± 9.82

11.04 ± 9.84

Clinical experience in mental health, years†

7.26 ± 10.12

6.31 ± 9.42

  1. * Does not include cases with missing data (2 cases for race/ethnicity, 1 case for clinical experience, and 3 cases for clinical experience in mental health).
  2. † Values are presented as means ± Standard Deviation.
  3. ‡ Refers to highest degree earned.
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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