TABLE 4.

Mixed model results for ecological predictors of patient and caregiver perceptions of autonomy support

	Patient Health Care Communication Questionnaire Score (HCCQ) N = 119		Caregiver Health Care Communication Questionnaire Score (HCCQ) N = 77
Ecological Variable	Estimate (95%CI)	P-Value	Estimate (95%CI)	P-Value
Behaviors
Combined patient and caregiver questions	−0.14 (−0.22, −0.06)	0.0016**	0.09 (−0.10, 0.28)	0.3327
Combined patient and caregiver expressions of concerns	−0.14 (−0.43, 0.16)	0.353	0.62 (−1.06, 2.29)	0.4567
Combined patient and caregiver assertive responses	0.17 (−0.06, 0.40)	0.0687	0.29 (−1.28, 1.85)	0.7096
Physician partnership building	0.03 (−0.19, 0.25)	0.7774	0.10 (−0.21, 0.40)	0.5276
Physician supportive talk	0.00 (−0.19, 0.19)	0.9798	0.03 (−0.26, 0.32)	0.8267
Patient demographics
Age	−0.03 (−0.08, 0.01)	0.1742	−0.08 (−0.17, 0.01)	0.0645
Race (white)	0.49 (−1.50, 2.48)	0.6237	−3.23 (−7.60, 1.15)	0.1419
Gender (male)	−0.27 (−1.63, 1.09)	0.694	1.89 (−0.21, 4.00)	0.0762
Site	1.40 (−0.44, 3.17)	0.1345	2.48 (−0.04, 5.00)	0.0503
Accompanied	−2.53 (−4.74, −0.32)	0.0253*

^*P < .05.

^**P < .01.