Table 2.
Comparisons of patient survey responses across all three time points.
| Patient measures | Response range | Presimulation mean (SDa) |
Postsimulation mean (SD) |
1-month follow-up mean (SD) |
F | P |
| PAMb score | 0-100 | 63.60 (15.39) | 62.61 (13.35) | 62.83 (14.57) | 1.86 | .18 |
| Antibiotic beliefs | 1-4c | 1.85 (0.42) | 1.74 (0.41) | 1.76 (0.48) | 14.10 | .001 |
| Antibiotic knowledge | 1-4 | 3.01 (0.42) | 3.26 (0.43) | 3.08 (0.46) | 31.16 | <.001 |
| Decision-making preference | 1-4c | 2.66 (0.73) | 2.85 (0.73) | 2.83 (0.78) | 1.94 | .17 |
| Patient-provider orientation: shared power | 1-4c | 2.06 (0.44) | 2.01 (0.40) | 2.02 (0.41) | 1.86 | .18 |
| Preparedness to act | 1-4 | - | 3.35 (0.59) | 3.25 (0.53) | 0.74 | .47 |
| Behavioral intent | 1-4 | - | 3.24 (0.57) | 3.31 (0.52) | 0.81 | .43 |
| Confidence to act | 1-4 | - | 3.32 (0.61) | 3.34 (0.57) | −1.62 | .12 |
aSD: standard deviation.
bPAM: Patient Activation Measure.
cLower scores indicate more accurate beliefs about antibiotics and shared power in the clinic encounter.