Table 5 Complementary items.

Time of measurement	Intervention group (n = 26)	Control group (n = 25)	p-Value^†
Time of measurement	Median Range	Median Range	p-Value^†
Understanding the diagnosis
Before surgery	86.00 ± 85	90.00 ± 72	0.620
Postoperative 1 month	93.00 ± 74	87.00 ± 80	0.212
Postoperative 6 months	90.00 ± 85	93.00 ± 82	0.493
Postoperative 12 months	92.00 ± 70	92.00 ± 40	0.316
p-Value‡	0.882	0.022*
Understanding the radiographic picture
Before surgery	90.00 ± 64	91.50 ± 72	0.470
Postoperative 1 month	97.00 ± 73	90.00 ± 65	0.062
Postoperative 6 months	92.00 ± 75	93.00 ± 33	0.652
Postoperative 12 months	93.00 ± 26	93.00 ± 35	0.7048
p-Value‡	0.752	0.865
Desire for more information
Before surgery	21.50 ± 90	21.50 ± 78	0.274
Postoperative 1 month	40.00 ± 96	35.00 ± 100	0.873
Postoperative 6 months	59.50 ± 99	43.00 ± 99	0.822
Postoperative 12 months	37.00 ± 88	39.50 ± 100	0.459
p-Value‡	0.096	0.567
Concerns about treated abdominal aortic anerysm
Before surgery	59.00 ± 92	39.00 ± 81	0.028*
Postoperative 1 month	26.00 ± 98	24.50 ± 80	0.749
Postoperative 6 months	27.50 ± 92	18.00 ± 84	0.335
Postoperative 12 months	28.00 ± 89	19.00 ± 75	0.197
p-Value‡	0.005*	0.008*

^†Independent Mann–Whitney U-test (p-value 0.05).
^‡Friedmans exact test (p-value 0.05).
Understanding the diagnosis VAS; 0 = Not at all and 100 = Understand completely.
Understanding purpose of X-ray controls VAS; 0 = Not at all and 100 = Understand completely.
Desiring more information VAS; 0 = No, it’s enough and 100 = Yes, much more.
Worry about treated AAA VAS; 0 = Never and 100 = All the time.

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