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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Dec 27;100(5):818–826. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.12.026

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Outcome Measures (Observational and Patient Self-Report)

Usual Care QPL Only QPL+Coach Total
M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
Observational Measures
(n=99)
Patient Active Participation:
Global Rating
3.30 (.88) 3.64 (.66) 3.43 (.77) 3.45 (.78)
  Patient asked for greater
detail
3.56 (1.08) 3.84 (.79) 3.74 (.96) 3.71 (.95)
  Patient asked for treatment
recommendation
2.60 (.92) 2.87 (.86) 2.80 (.96) 2.75 (.91)
  Patient asked questions 3.28 (1.15) 3.84 (.98) 3.70 (1.05) 3.59 (1.08)
  Patient offered opinion of
treatment
3.06 (1.07) 3.40 (.84) 3.22 (.81) 3.23 (.93)
  Patient stated preference 3.25 (1.02) 3.59 (.84) 3.13 (.78) 3.33 (.91)
  Patient expressed concerns 3.77 (.76) 4.11 (.62) 3.93 (.81) 3.94 (.74)
  Patient expressed opinions 3.54 (.90) 3.83 (.71) 3.53 (.79) 3.64 (.81)
Patient Active Participation:
(Frequency Count)
14.42 (12.33) 20.71 (15.11) 13.83 (10.57) 16.40 (13.15)
  Patient information seeking 11.19 (10.52) 14.82 (12.63) 10.90 (9.21) 12.35 (10.98)
  Patient assertions 2.83 (3.34) 5.09 (4.26) 2.31 (2.24) 3.45 (3.60)
  Patient expressed concern .39 (.73) .79 (1.10) .62 (1.15) .60 (1.00)
Oncologist-Patient Talk
Time Ratio
4.17 (3.47) 3.27 (1.99) 3.97 (2.12) 3.81 (2.67)
Oncologist Patient-Centered
Communication (Observed)
3.50 (.60) 3.62 (.49) 3.64 (.42) 3.58 (.51)
  Informativeness 3.76 (.68) 3.97 (.55) 4.01 (.53) 3.90 (.60)
  Supportiveness 3.50 (.72) 3.53 (.59) 3.67 (.46) 3.56 (.61)
  Partnership building 3.23 (.54) 3.35 (.56) 3.25 (.42) 3.28 (.51)
Patient Self-Report
Measures
Oncologist Patient
Centeredness (n=107)
3.65 (.38) 3.65 (.40) 3.63 (.31) 3.64 (.36)
Patient Role in Treatment
Decision (n=85)
3.07 (1.07) 3.13 (1.25) 2.92 (1.09) 3.05 (1.13)
Patient Trust in Oncologist
(n=97)
4.08 (.54) 4.16 (.63) 4.3 (.67) 4.20 (.61)