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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2021 Nov 25;30(3):2679–2691. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06631-w

Table 2.

Summary LAT ConII score for Hospice Staff and Subscale Category

Question N Mean SD
1. Prescribing should take account of patients’ expectations of treatment. 204 2.49 0.64
2. Doctors and patients should agree on a treatment plan that takes into account both of their views. 208 2.50 0.67
3. Patient involvement in the prescribing process always leads to better outcomes. 206 2.33 0.73
4. The best use of treatments is when it is what the patient wants and is able to achieve. 207 2.41 0.68
5. Doctors should try to help patients to make as informed a choice as possible about benefits and risks of alternative treatments. 205 1.73 0.48
6. During the consultation both the doctor and the patient should state their views about possible treatments. 207 2.64 0.59
7. Doctors should give patients the opportunity to talk through their thoughts about their illness. 201 1.78 0.46
8. Doctors should make clear when the benefits of the medicine are uncertain. 202 1.79 0.46
9. Doctors should be more sensitive to how patients react to the information they give. 205 2.56 0.62
10. It is always important for doctors to listen to patients’ personal understanding of their condition. 202 1.77 0.47
11. It is sometimes appropriate for the doctor to make treatment decisions without the patient’s input. 203 1.28 0.85
12. The doctor and patient should and common ground on what the problem is and jointly agree on what to do. 203 2.33 0.59
13. Doctors should encourage patients to express their concerns about medicine taking. 201 2.69 0.50
14. Taking account of patients’ views about medicines is not always necessary for appropriate prescribing. 204 1.07 0.82
15. The doctor is the expert and the patient’s role is to do as the doctor says. 202 0.56 0.68
16. The consultation between the doctor and the patient should be viewed as negotiation between equals. 201 1.75 0.81
17. A good treatment decision is made when both the doctor and patient agree on the treatment to use. 201 2.46 0.62
18. During the doctor-patient consultation the patient’s decision is the most important. 205 2.21 0.70
19. Patients should be able to take on as much responsibility as they wish for their own treatment. 203 2.32 0.65
20. It is not always necessary for doctors to take account of patients’ priorities. 202 0.85 0.78

Total Score mean 183 42.45 6.59

Subscales a ** Category of SDM Support

Attitude toward active involvement of patients in medical consultations 193 10.48 2.10 Moderately strong
Attitude toward equitable (i.e., non-paternalistic) interactions between doctors and patients 194 8.10 1.63 Moderately strong
Belief in the necessity for doctors and patients to find common ground and be in agreement on decisions 197 9.59 1.65 Strong
Perception of benefits in doctor-patient partnerships 199 7.19 1.67 Strong
Attitude toward doctor-patient equality and shared control in medical interactions 195 7.17 1.38 Moderately strong
a

Subscale 1 includes items 6, 7, 8, 9, 11. Subscale 2 includes items 5, 10, 15, 20. Subscale 3 includes items 1, 2, 13, 14. Subscale 4 includes 3, 4, 17. Subscale 5 includes items 12, 16, 18, 19.

**

Category of support scoring for each LATCon II subscale was based on mean subscale score divided by quartile.

Subscale 1 (5 items scored 0 to 3, 15 points possible); 0–3.7 = Weak support for SDM; 3.8–7.5 = Moderately weak support for SDM; 7.6–11.3 = Moderately strong support for SDM; 11.4–15.0 = Strong support for SDM.

Subscale 2, 3, and 5 (4 items scored 0 to 3, 12 points possible per subscale); 0–3.0 = Weak support for SDM; 3.1–6.0 = Moderately weak support for SDM; 6.1–9.0 = Moderately strong support for SDM; 9.1–12 = Strong support for SDM.

Subscale 4 (3 items scored 0 to 3, 9 points possible); 0–2.2 Weak support for SDM; 2.3–4.5 Moderately weak support for SDM; 4.6–6.8 Moderately strong support for SDM; 6.9–9 Strong support for SDM