Table 3.
Correlation analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha for the study variables.
| Variables | 1. SD-M Referring to Physicians | ||||
| 1. SD-M referring to physicians | 1a. Information | 1b. Patient needs |
1c. Treatment planning |
2. Patient satisfaction with physicians | 3. Perceived quality of treatment/care (provider not specified) |
| 1a. Information | (0.86) | ||||
| 1b. Patient needs | 0.425 ** | (0.82) | |||
| 1c. Treatment planning | 0.344 ** | 0.420 ** | (0.75) | ||
| 2. Patient satisfaction with physicians | 0.723 ** | 0.423 ** | 0.424 ** | (0.90) | |
| 3. Perceived quality of treatment/care (provider not specified) | 0.634 ** | 0.303 ** | 0.355 ** | 0.680 ** | (0.89) |
| Variables | 1. SD-M referring to nurses | ||||
| 1. SD-M referring to nurses | 1a. Information | 1b. Patient needs |
1c. Treatment planning |
2. Patient satisfaction with nurses |
3. Perceived quality of treatment/care (provider not specified) |
| 1a. Information | (0.92) | ||||
| 1b. Patient needs | 0.740 ** | (0.81) | |||
| 1c. Treatment planning | 0.721 ** | 0.726 ** | (0.91) | ||
| 2. Patient satisfaction with nurses | 0.230 ** | 0.238 ** | 0.236 ** | (0.86) | |
| 3. Perceived quality of treatment/care (provider not specified) |
0.111 | 0.161 * | 0.215 ** | 0.596 ** | (0.89) |
Note. SD-M = Shared decision-making. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. Cronbach’s Alpha values are shown in the diagonal in parenthesis.