TABLE 2.
UNIVARIATE ANALYSES OF DISCORDANCE BETWEEN SURROGATES' PROGNOSTIC ESTIMATE AND SURROGATES' UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICIAN'S PROGNOSTIC ESTIMATE
| Coefficient | P Value | 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (n = 125) | 0.08 | 0.35 | −0.09 to 0.26 |
| Male sex (n = 125) | −0.13 | 0.96 | −5.7 to 5.4 |
| White race (n = 123) | −2.3 | 0.46 | −8.4 to 3.8 |
| Education (n = 124) | |||
| ≤High school degree | 1 (Reference) | — | — |
| Some college education or college degree | 2.9 | 0.42 | −4.1 to 9.9 |
| Some postgraduate education or more | −1.7 | 0.67 | −9.7 to 6.3 |
| Understands English well or very well (n = 125) | 6.6 | 0.31 | −6.3 to 19.5 |
| Christian (n = 114) | 2.2 | 0.49 | −4.1 to 8.6 |
| Relationship to patient (n = 124)* | |||
| Spouse/partner | 1 (Reference) | — | — |
| Child | −6.1 | 0.07 | −12.8 to 0.59 |
| Other | 2.9 | 0.37 | −3.6 to 9.4 |
| Religiosity (n = 121)* | 1.9 | 0.16 | −0.80 to 4.6 |
| Trust in patient's physician (n = 125)* | −0.80 | 0.06 | −1.6 to 0.02 |
| Trust in physician in video (n = 125) | −0.37 | 0.77 | −2.8 to 2.1 |
| Numeracy (n = 125) | −0.67 | 0.63 | −3.3 to 2.0 |
| Receiving prognostic information in numbers (n = 125)* | −9.7 | 0.001 | −15 to −4.4 |
*
Univariate predictors (with P < 0.2) were included in the multivariate analysis.