Table 1.
Variables of the Study.
| Variable | Name of variable | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Use of technology | ||
| Use of technology by providers | Maintain_Tech | Do any of your doctors or other health care providers maintain your medical records in a computerized system? |
| Involving patients in technology use | Offer_Tech | Have you ever been offered online access to your medical records by your healthcare provider? |
| Patient-centered care practices | ||
| Chance to ask questions | ChanceAskQuestions | During the past 12 months, how often did doctors, nurses, or other health professionals give you the chance to ask all the health-related questions you had? |
| Understood next steps | Understoodnextsteps | During the past 12 months, how often do they make sure you understood what you needed to do to take care of your health? |
| Feelings addressed | FeelingsAddressed | During the past 12 months, how often did doctors, nurses, or other health professionals give the attention you needed to your feelings and emotions? |
| Explained clearly | ExplainedClearly | During the past 12 months, how often did they explain things so you could understand? |
| Spent enough time | SpentEnoughTime | During the past 12 months, how often did they spend enough time with you? |
| Help with uncertainty | HelpUncertainty | During the past 12 months, how often did they help you deal with feelings of uncertainty about your health or health care? |
| Involved decisions | InvolvedDecisions | During the past 12 months, how often did they involve you in deciding your health care as much as you wanted? (Yes/No) |
| Quality of care perception: | ||
| Quality of care perception | Quality-of-Care | Overall, how would you rate the quality of health care you received in the past 12 months? |
| Self-efficacy | Self-efficacy | Overall, how confident are you that you can take care of your health? |
| Doctors’ trust | Doctors’ Trust | How much do you trust the information about cancer that you get from your doctor? |
| Demographics | ||
| Age | Age | What is your age? |
| Cancer | Cancer history | Have you ever been diagnosed as having cancer? |
| Gender | Gender | Birth gender |
| Education | Education | What is the highest degree obtained? |
| Household income | HH income | What is your (combined) annual household income? 5 Levels |