TABLE 2.
Descriptive statistics
| Pre-Consultation | N | Mean | Range | Standard Deviation | Cronbach’s Alpha |
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| The human connection (THC) | 119 | 58.6 | 39-64 | 5.4 | .862 |
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| Peace, equanimity, and acceptance in the cancer experience (PEACE) | 119 | 17.4 | 10-20 | 2.6 | .882 |
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| McGill quality of life measure (MQOL) | 119 | 79.4 | 28-110 | 18.9 | .882 |
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| General physical well-being (GP) | 119 | 15.4 | 7-29 | 5.1 | .882 |
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| Perceived efficacy in patient-physician interaction (PEPPI—patient) | 119 | 23.1 | 16-25 | 2.1 | .800 |
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| Participation Behavior | N | Mean | Range | Standard Deviation | Interrater Reliability |
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| Expressions of concern | 115 | 1.3 | 0-17 | 2.5 | .88 |
| Assertive responses | 115 | 3.5 | 0-18 | 3.7 | .92 |
| Questions | 115 | 3.7 | 0-39 | 7.6 | .98 |
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| Patient and caregiver (average caregiver percentage of behavior) | |||||
| Expressions of concern (10%) | 105 | 1.4 | 0-17 | 2.7 | .76 |
| Assertive responses (7%) | 105 | 3.8 | 0-20 | 4.0 | .78 |
| Questions (29%) | 105 | 12.6 | 0-43 | 9.8 | .92 |
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| Partnership building | 115 | 4.5 | 0-20 | 3.6 | .80 |
| Supportive talk | 115 | 2.9 | 0-19 | 3.7 | .78 |
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| Post-Consultation | N | Mean | Range | Standard Deviation | Cronbach’s Alpha |
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| Health care communication questionnaire (HCCQ—patient) | 119 | 23.3 | 0-20 | 3.4 | .96 |
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| Health care communication questionnaire (HCCQ—caregiver) | 77 | 22.4 | 0-20 | 4.6 | .96 |