Table 3.

Main effects of the vignette dimensions on comfort

Comfort	β	Std. err	Z	P >|z|	95% conf. interval
Experience
Early career	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Mid career	0.151	0.062	2.420	0.016	0.029	0.273
Late career	0.268	0.062	4.320	> 0.001	0.147	0.390
Sex physician (male)	− 0.088	0.051	− 1.730	0.083	− 0.188	0.012
Sex patient (male)	0.008	0.051	0.160	0.867	− 0.091	0.108
Age patient
30	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
55	− 0.263	0.621	− 0.42	0.672	− 0.148	0.955
80	0.163	0.062	2.62	0.009	0.041	0.285
Prior relationship
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Short	0.256	0.062	4.110	> 0.001	0.134	0.378
Long	0.444	0.062	7.150	> 0.001	0.323	0.566
Clarity of information (yes)	2.134	0.051	42.000	> 0.001	2.035	2.235
Self-disclosure (yes)	0.404	0.051	7.960	> 0.001	0.305	0.504
Time (long)	1.998	0.051	39.290	> 0.001	1.898	2.098
Recommendation
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes, without reason	− 0.245	0.072	− 3.410	0.001	− 0.386	− 0.104
Yes, based on experience	− 0.017	0.072	− 0.240	0.809	− 0.158	0.124
Yes, patient based on patient preference	0.301	0.072	4.210	> 0.001	0.161	0.442
Expression of sadness
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes, in words	0.458	0.062	7.370	> 0.001	0.336	0.580
Yes, in words and tears up	0.577	0.062	9.250	> 0.001	0.455	0.699
Continuity of care	1.266	0.051	24.900	> 0.001	1.166	1.366
Constant	2.611	1.018	25.650	> 0.001	2.411	2.810