Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Study Participants
| Characteristics | Usual Care | Decision Aid |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | N=139 | N=158 |
| Female, n (%) | 86 (61.9) | 114 (72.2) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 43.9 (15.1) | 43.2 (15.6) |
| > 40 y, n (%) | 80 (57.6) | 87 (55.1) |
| Ethnicity, Caucasian, n (%) | 92 (66.2) | 118 (74.7) |
| Missing | 22 (15.8) | 18 (11.4) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Married/ Living with someone | 50 (36.0) | 61 (38.6) |
| Separated/ divorced/ widowed | 24 (20.4) | 36 (22.8) |
| Never married | 40 (28.8) | 38 (24.1) |
| Missing | 25 (18.0) | 23 (14.6) |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| High school degree or less | 36 (25.9) | 44 (27.9) |
| College (with or without degree) | 68 (58.3) | 78 (49.3) |
| Graduate or professional | 6 (4.3) | 10 (6.3) |
| Other | 4 (2.9) | 3 (1.9) |
| Missing | 25 (18.0) | 23 (14.6) |
| Income, n (%) | ||
| Less than $30,000 | 59 (32.5) | 51 (32.3) |
| $30,000 to $59,999 | 17 (12.2) | 26 (16.5) |
| $60,000 to $99,999 | 22 (15.8) | 39 (24.7) |
| $100,000 or more | 11 (7.9) | 15 (9.5) |
| Missing/ did not want to disclose | 25 (18.0) | 26 (16.5) |
| Preference in decision-making style, n (%) | ||
| Make decision alone | 3 ( 2.2) | 4 (2.5) |
| Make decision after considering clinician | 20 (14.4) | 29 (18.4) |
| Share the decision | 68 (48.9) | 76 (48.1) |
| Clinician makes decision after considering me | 21 (15.1) | 23 (14.6) |
| Leave decision to clinician | 4 (2.9) | 5 (3.2) |
| Missing | 23 (16.5) | 21 (13.3) |
| Literacy and numeracy, n (%) | ||
| Less than adequate literacy | 48 (34.5) | 38 (24.1) |
| Missing | 9 (6.5) | 11 (7.0) |
| Less than adequate numeracy | 66 (47.5) | 67 (42.4) |
| Missing | 14 (10.1) | 12 (7.6) |
| PHQ-9, mean (SD) | 15 (4) | 15 (4) |
| Clinicians | N=51 | N=66 |
| Female, n (%) | 30 (58.8) | 37 (56.1) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 41 (12) | 40 (12) |
| Resident, n (%) | 19 (37.3) | 22 (33.3) |
| Years in practice, >10y, n (%) | 15 (29.4) | 16 (24.2) |
| Missing | 4 (7.8) | 11 (16.7) |
| Direct patient care, >50% of time, n (%) | 26 (60.0) | 47 (71.2) |
| Missing | 22 (43.1) | 15 (22.7) |
| Preference in decision-making style | ||
| Make decision alone | 1 (2.0) | 1 (1.5) |
| Make decision after considering patient | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.5) |
| Share the decisions | 42 (84.0) | 48 (71.6) |
| Patient makes decision after considering me | 4 (8.0) | 8 (11.9) |
| Leave decision to patient | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 3 (6.0) | 7 (10.4) |