Table 6.
Observed
Oncologist-Patient-Family/Companion Communication (Time 1) |
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Decision-Related Outcome (Time 2) |
MD-PT Alliance |
MD-FM/C Alliance |
MD-PT Conversation Control |
MD-PT-FM/C Conversation Control |
No. of LIM |
No. of AE |
No.
Trial Benefits Mentioned |
Reassurance About Enrollment Status |
AE-Related Support |
Decision | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.28* | 0.40‡ | 0.04 | 0.13 | −0.19 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
Decision-related affect/cognition | |||||||||
Confidence in decision | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.40† | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.10 | 0.22 |
Confidence in MD | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.42† | 0.37* | 0.14 | −0.02 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
MD-PT-FM/C relationship quality | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.06 | −0.03 | −0.06 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
MD-PT-FM/C decision agreement | −0.01 | 0.15 | 0.40* | 0.51† | 0.11 | −0.03 | −.22 | 0.08 | 0.19 |
Reasons for decision | |||||||||
Personal | −0.08 | −0.07 | −0.01 | 0.26 | 0.09 | −0.15 | 0.03 | −0.05 | 0.07 |
MD communication | −0.12 | 0.02 | −0.21 | 0.08 | 0.53‡ | −0.09 | 0.38‡ | 0.23 | 0.18 |
Family opinions | −0.28 | −0.49‡ | −0.20 | −0.37 | 0.04 | −0.26 | 0.22 | −0.27 | 0.01 |
Cost manageability | −0.58‡ | −0.58‡ | 0.04 | 0.10 | −.37* | −0.29 | 0.02 | −0.46‡ | −0.32* |
AE manageable | 0.26 | 0.04 | −0.25 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.39‡ | 0.28 | −0.49‡ | 0.42‡ |
Abbreviations: MD, oncologist; PT, patient; FM/C, family member/companion; LIM, legal/informational messages; AE, adverse effects messages.
P < .10.
P < .05.
P < .01.