Table 5.

Results of the final multivariable linear regression model with SDM as a dependent factor after backward selection.

Dependent variable: factor- shared decision making		n	Regression parameter	Standard error	t-value	p-value	95% confidence interval
							Lower Bound	Upper Bound
	Intercept		0.735	0.310	2.369	0.018	0.125	1.344
Localization of practice	Rural area	145	−0.129	0.095	−1.363	0.173	−0.316	0.057
	City	121	−0.023	0.100	−0.230	0.818	−0.220	0.174
	Metropolis	101	0.197	0.105	1.878	0.061	−0.009	0.404
	Commuter belt	99	0.000	.	.	0.010	.	.
Specialized in	Small animals	421	0.151	0.134	1.128	0.260	−0.112	0.414
	Horses	94	−0.157	0.103	−1.520	0.129	−0.361	0.046
	Factor: expression of empathy	466	0.064	0.039	1.617	0.107	−0.014	0.141
	Factor: professional competence and professional detachment	466	−0.070	0.037	−1.908	0.057	−0.142	0.002
	Factor: relevance for success (excl. factor 2)	466	0.062	0.045	1.379	0.168	−0.027	0.152
	Factor: risk factors associated with veterinarians	466	0.132	0.043	3.052	0.002	0.047	0.217
	Factor: risk factors associated with animal owners	466	−0.142	0.044	−3.189	0.002	−0.229	−0.054
	Perceived quality of self-information	466	−0.213	0.039	−5.432	<0.001	−0.290	−0.136
	Factor: literature as information source	466	0.129	0.054	2.365	0.018	0.022	0.236
	Factor: skepticism as reason for self–information	466	−0.185	0.054	−3.409	0.001	−0.292	−0.079
	Factor: interest as reason for self-information	466	0.218	0.059	3.675	<0.001	0.101	0.334
	Asking for need for self-information	466	0.091	0.029	3.206	0.001	0.035	0.147
	Advice against self-information	466	−0.075	0.027	−2.757	0.006	−0.128	−0.021
	Recommendation of good information sources	466	0.062	0.027	2.296	0.022	0.009	0.114
	Self-information of animal owners goes along with uncertainty	466	−0.113	0.035	−3.203	0.001	−0.182	−0.044
Gender	Male	96	0.114	0.093	1.233	0.218	−0.068	0.296
	Female	370	0.000	.	.	.	.	.
	Age	466	0.008	0.004	2.100	0.036	0.000	0.015

Adjusted R-squared: 0.385.