Table 5

Autonomy preferences (Control Preference Scale)

 2 weeks before intervention2 weeks after intervention12 months after intervention
IG (n=93)CG (n=99)IG (n=87)CG (n=94)IG (n=81)CG (n=80)
Autonomous4 (4)6 (6)10 (12)14 (15)9 (11)13 (16)
IC64 (69)59 (60)58 (67)48 (51)46 (57)41 (51)
SDM19 (20)16 (16)14 (16)24 (26)16 (20)20 (25)
PaA6 (7)10 (10)5 (6)7 (7)10 (12)6 (8)
Paternalistic0001 (1)00
p for trend*0.6540.2870.567
Autonomous/IC68 (73)65 (70)68 (78)62 (66)55 (68)54 (68)
p Value0.630.070.96
  • Absolute numbers (%).

  • *Proportional odds regression.

  • CG, control group; IC, informed choice; IG, intervention group; PaA, physician as advocate; SDM, shared decision making.