Table 2.
Baseline decisional characteristics
| PDA | Usual Care | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 114 | n = 111 | ||
| Stage of Decision-making | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Haven’t begun to think about the choices | 37 (32.5) | 31 (27.9) | 0.4596 |
| Haven’t begun to think about the choices, but am interested in doing so | 30 (26.3) | 31 (27.9) | 0.7856 |
| ...are considering the options now | 18 (15.8) | 26 (23.4) | 0.1489 |
| ...are close to selecting an option | 3 (2.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0.6218 |
| Have already made a decision, but am still willing to reconsider | 15 (13.2) | 14 (12.6) | 0.9029 |
| Have already made a decision and am unlikely to change my mind | 11 (9.7) | 8 (7.2) | 0.5101 |
| Control Preference | |||
| Doctor-oriented | 34 (29.8) | 31 (27.9) | 0.7537 |
| Shared | 51 (44.7) | 58 (52.3) | 0.2594 |
| Independent | 29 (25.4) | 22 (19.8) | 0.3142 |
aX2 test or Fisher exact test