Table 2.

Example distinguishing statements for each attitude cluster, (P>0.05, +4=Most Agree, -4=Most Disagree)

Patient Personas	Distinguishing Statement	Ranking
Accommodating	(3) “It’s important to know why each medication is given to me”	+4
Information Seekers	(22) “It’s important to know how my doctors and nurses are communicating with each other at shift changes”	-3
Involved Safety Guardians	(25) “It’s important to know what kinds of safety errors can happen with patients in my situation”	+3
	(11) “It’s important to get information in a way that I can understand”	+4
Self-Managing Participator	(17) “It’s important that I be an active participant in my healthcare”	+4
	(12) “It’s important that I am not a bother to my doctors and nurses”	-4