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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Feb;64(2):229–237. doi: 10.1002/acr.20646

Table 3. Multiple Comparison Group Differences of Decisional Conflict Scale Total and Subscale Scores.

Variable Group 1 - Control (n=69) Mean (SE) Group 2 - Videobooklet (n=70) Mean (SE) Group 3 - Videobooklet + ACA (n=69)Mean (SE) p-value Statistically significant comparisons*

DCS Total Score Pre 38.8 (2.2) 42.7 (2.3) 37.4 (2.0) > 0.20 None
DCS Total Score Post 29.2 (2.0) 21.6 (1.5) 23.4 (1.8) 0.009* 1 vs 2 and 1 vs 3
DCS Total Score Difference (Post-Pre) −9.5 (1.8) −21.0 (2.2) −14.0 (1.9) <0.001* 1 vs 2 and 2 vs 3

DCS Uncertainty Pre 46.4 (3.1) 52.5 (3.0) 48.1 (2.9) > 0.20 None
DCS Uncertainty Post 35.9 (2.7) 29.8 (2.2) 33.4 (2.8) > 0.20 None
DCS Uncertainty Difference (Post-Pre) −10.5 (2.4) −22.7 (3.2) −14.6 (3.0) 0.01* 1 vs 2

DCS Informed Pre 41.4 (2.9) 42.6 (2.8) 37.1 (2.6) > 0.20 None
DCS Informed Post 27.3 (2.0) 15.4 (1.7) 15.9 (1.9) < 0.001* 1 vs 2 and 1 vs 3
DCS Informed Difference (Post-Pre) −14.1 (2.6) −27.3 (2.7) −21.1 (2.5) 0.002* 1 vs 2

DCS Values Clarity Pre 38.5 (2.9) 37.4 (2.5) 32.2 (2.6) >0.20 None
DCS Values Clarity Post 26.1 (2.3) 16.9 (1.8) 17.9 (1.8) 0.002* 1 vs 2 and 1 vs 3
DCS Values Clarity Difference (Post-Pre) −12.4 (2.6) −20.5 (2.7) −14.4 (2.4) 0.07 1 vs 2

DCS Support Pre 32.5 (2.1) 36.0 (2.4) 32.8 (2.0) > 0.20 None
DCS Support Post 25.0 (1.9) 19.9 (1.7) 20.5 (1.8) 0.10 None
DCS Support Difference (Post-Pre) −7.5 (2.1) −16.1 (2.3) −12.3 (1.9) 0.02* 1 vs 2

DCS Effective Decision Pre 36.0 (2.4) 44.4 (2.5) 37.0 (2.1) 0.02* 1 vs 2
DCS Effective Decision Post 31.2 (2.3) 25.1 (1.9) 27.7 (2.2) 0.12 None
DCS Effective Decision Difference (Post-Pre) −4.7 (1.8) −19.3 (2.6) −9.3 (2.5) < 0.001* 1 vs 2 and 2 vs 3

DCS - Decisional Conflict Scale. Higher score denotes higher conflict. Range 0-100

Overall and within groups, post-intervention scores statistically significantly differed than pre-intervention scores p<0.05, anova

*

Tukey's honestly significant difference test, p < 0.05, anova