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. 2012 Mar 19;12:21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-21

Table 4.

Decisional Conflict Subscale mean change baseline to 3 months (n = 31)

Participant group

Intervention Control

Baseline 3 months Difference Baseline 3 months Difference
Decisional Conflict Subscales (0-100)

Values clarity subscale

31.67 30.83 -.83 20.31 22.66 2.34

Informed subscale

40.56 28.89 -11.67 35.42 28.12 -6.11

Support subscale

27.22 22.22 -5.00 30.73 25.00 -5.73

Uncertainty subscale

42.22 41.11 -1.11 39.58 37.50 -2.08

Effective decision subscale

30.00 25.00 -5.00 26.95 24.61 -2.34

Preferred respite option n (%)

In-home respite 7 (46.7) 7 (46.7) 0 (0.0) 6 (37.5) 7 (43.75) -1 (6.25)

Day respite 3 (20.0) 0 (0.0) -3 (-20.0) 4 (25.0) 1 (6.25) -3 (18.75)

Short-term residential respite 5 (33.3) 8 (53.3) 3 (20.0) 6 (37.5) 8 (50.0) 2 (12.5)

Decision Control Preferences n (%)

I make the decision 7 (46.7) 2 (15.4) -5 5 (50.0) 3 (31.3) -2

I make the final decision after seriously considering the opinion/s of other/s 5 (33.3) 5 (38.5) 0 8 (30.0) 8 (50.0) 0

I share responsibility for deciding 3 (20.0) 6 (46.2) 3 3 (20.0) 5 (18.8) 2

Someone else makes decision, but... consider my opinion 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0

I leave all decisions to someone else 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0(0) 0