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Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2011 Feb 4;21(3):297–306. doi: 10.1002/pon.1891

Table 6.

Significant predictors of consultation components

Consultation component	Significant predictors	Parameter estimate (SE)	95% CI	OR	p-Value
Discussion of preference for decision-making role	Marital status (married)	−0.91 (0.39)	0.19–0.84	0.40	0.015
Discussion of preference for decision-making role	Length of consultation (median length or greater)	1.03 (0.41)	1.26–6.33	2.82	0.010
Discussion about impact of treatment on quality of life	Number of questions asked	0.2 (0.009)	1.00–1.04	1.02	0.034
Quantitative discussion of mortality without hedging	Education (college or greater)	−1.3 (0.49)	0.11–0.75	0.29	0.010
	Number of questions asked	0.03 (0.02)	1.00–1.07	1.03	0.039
	Physician	0.04 (0.001)	1.02–1.06	1.04	0.001
Quantitative discussion of cure without hedging	Patient race (White)	−1.4 (0.59)	0.08–0.81	0.25	0.018
	Education (college or greater)	−0.82 (0.34)	0.23–0.86	0.44	0.016
	Number of questions asked	0.03 (0.01)	1.01–1.05	1.03	0.007