Table 6.
Patients’ ratings of statements about SMAs
| M (SD) | Completely agree
|
Agree
|
Neutral
|
Disagree
|
Completely disagree
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | ||
| I have learned from fellow patients and their questions | 3.98 (0.75) | 17.4 | 69.6 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| The presence of fellow patients helped me to understand the information better | 3.75 (0.94) | 15.9 | 59.1 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 2.3 |
| The presence of fellow patients helped me to ask questions | 3.11 (1.11) | 8.9 | 33.3 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 6.7 |
| I have experienced support from fellow patients | 3.38 (1.13) | 11.1 | 46.7 | 20.0 | 13.3 | 8.9 |
| I have offered support to fellow patients | 3.36 (1.04) | 9.1 | 45.5 | 22.7 | 18.2 | 4.5 |
| I liked the presence of several healthcare providers during SMA | 3.67 (0.91) | 11.1 | 57.8 | 22.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| The extra time investment for SMA was worthwhile | 3.82 (0.98) | 20.0 | 57.8 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 4.4 |
| I would recommend others to participate into SMAs | 3.78 (1.04) | 24.4 | 44.4 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 4.4 |
| For the next appointment, I would choose for SMA again | 3.55 (1.28) | 25.0 | 36.4 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 11.4 |
Abbreviations: M, mean; SD, standard deviation; SMAs, shared medical appointments.