Independent variables | Bivariate analyses | Adjusted analyses | ||
| β | p | β | p |
Model 1: Socio-demographic characteristics |
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1. Age | 0.17 | 0.81 | −0.03 | 0.72 |
2. Sex | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
3. Marital status (Single/living with a partner) | −0.03 | 0.71 | 0.001 | 0.99 |
4. Educational level (<12/≥12 years) | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
R2 = −0.005, ns |
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Model 2: Clinical characteristics |
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5. Cancer type (Breast = reference) | −0.10 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.88 |
6. Years since diagnosis (<1/≥1 year) | −0.16 | 0.03 | −0.17 | 0.01 |
7. Disease severity (Not curative intention = reference) | −0.22 | 0.001 | −0.22 | 0.003 |
R2 = 0.059. p = 0.002 |
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Model 3: Consultation characteristics | Adjusted for 6 and 7 in model 2 (p < 0.1) | |||
8. Preferred content of information (Thorough = reference) | −0.05 | 0.47 | 0.01 | 0.84 |
9. Consultation time (<20/≥20 minutes) | 0.27 | <0.01 | 0.29 | <0.01 |
10. Information satisfaction (Less than max/max) | −0.31 | <0.01 | −0.19 | 0.01 |
11. Perceived patient-centered communication | −0.16 | 0.02 | −0.17 | 0.02 |
R2 = 0.194, p = 0.002 |
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∆R2 = 0.155, p < 0.0001 |
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Final model | All variables at p < 0.1 in model 2 and 3 | |||
Step 1: Pre-consultation emotional distress |
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| 0.57 | <0.01 |
Step 2: Years since diagnosis (<1/≥1 year) |
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| 0.01 | 0.79 |
Disease severity (Not curative intention = reference) |
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| −0.11 | 0.04 |
Step 3: Consultation time (<20/≥20 minutes) |
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| 0.20 | <0.01 |
Information satisfaction (Less than max/max) |
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| −0.10 | 0.11 |
Perceived patient-centered communication |
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| −0.12 | 0.04 |
R2 = 0.498, p < 0.001 |
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∆R2 step 2 = 0.017, ns |
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∆R2 step 3 = 0.06, p < 0.001 (R2 = 0.03 for consultation time; R2 = 0.007 for information satisfaction, ns; R2 = 0.024 for perceived PCC) |