Fig 1.
Free text, descriptive words, and selected word responses using rating scales as the baseline for the respondent condition.
Note. The y-axis shows the mean response and standard errors for free text (blue), descriptive words (red), and selected words (grey) minus the mean response for rating scales. The x-axis is ordered by the free text minus rating scales value.
Table 1.
Means and standard deviations of preferences for respondents and clinicians’ estimation of the respondents’ preferences.
Fig 2.
A. Respondents’ preference for free text responses over rating scales using clinicians’ estimates of the respondents’ preference as the baseline. B. The control group’s preference for free text responses over rating scales using diagnosis as the baseline. Note. The figure shows the mean ratings of free recall responses minus the mean ratings for rating scales. Fig 2A shows respondents’ ratings minus clinicians’ ratings where a positive value indicates that respondents’ preference for free text responses over rating scales is greater than clinicians’ estimate of their preference. Fig 2B shows the control group ratings minus the ratings of participants with diagnoses of depression or anxiety, where positive values indicate that the control group preferred free text response over the rating scales of those with a diagnosis. The error bars are standard errors.