Table 3.

Descriptive analysis of the responses to the PACIC questionnaire

Item	% missing values	% never	% always	Median	Kurtosis	Skweness
1. The GP asks about my ideas when we made a treatment plan	2.0%	39.5%	14.3%	3	-1.49	0.22
2. The GP helps me to make a treatment plan that I could do in my daily life	4.0%	34.7%	13.6%	3	-1.44	0.19
3. The GP gives me a copy of my treatment plan	2.0%	83.7%	2.7%	1	6.54	2.73
4. The GP gives me choices about treatment to think about	2.7%	52.4%	8.2%	1	-0.29	1.00
5. The GP thinks about my values and traditions when s/he recommends treatments to me	4.0%	73.5%	5.4%	1	1.94	1.81
6. The GP helps to plan ahead so I could take care of my illness even in hard times	2.0%	27.2%	11.6%	3	-1.27	0.14
7. The GP told me how my visits with other types of doctors help my treatment	3.3%	14.3%	51.7%	5	-0.54	-1.00
8. The GP shows me how what I do to take care of my illness influence my condition	3.3%	12.2%	42.9%	4	-0.54	-0.87
9. The GP asks me to talk about my goals in caring for my illness	3.3%	50.3%	6.1%	1	-0.05	1.07
10. The GP asks me questions about my health habits	2.7%	19.0%	18.4%	3	-1.06	-0.32
11. The GP helps me to list things that I can do to improve my health	2.0%	59.2%	8.2%	1	-0.35	1.05
12. The GP refers me to a dietician, health educator, or counsellor	2.7%	57.8%	4.1%	1	0.88	1.35
13. The GP encourages me to go to a specific group to help me with my chronic illnesses	2.0%	86.4%	0.7%	1	9.00	3.00
14. The GP encourages me to attend programs in the community that could help me	2.7%	92.5%	0.0%	1	14.60	3.88
15. The GP asks me how my chronic illnesses affect my life	2.0%	32.7%	12.2%	2	-0.89	0.60
16. The GP asks me to talk about any problems with my medicines or their effects	3.3%	15.6%	36.1%	4	-1.12	-0.49
17. The GP asks me if I am satisfied with the organisation of my care	2.0%	44.9%	14.3%	2	-1.33	0.46
18. The GP contacts me to know how things are going	2.0%	16.3%	33.3%	4	-0.99	-0.64

GP: General practitioner.