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Table 5 Mean and difference scores on subjective norms and social support

From: Elderly patients’ decision-making embedded in the social context: a mixed-method analysis of subjective norms and social support

Variables

N

Mean (SD)

Range (min –max)

Subjective norms in decision-making

 Patients’ score on what informal caregiver expects of them

88

3.87 (1.30)

1.00 – −5.00

 Patients’ score on what home care nurse expects of them

118

3.86 (1.17)

1.00–5.00

 Informal caregivers’ view on how patient should act

62

3.42 (1.34)

1.00 – −5.00

 Home care nurses’ view on how patient should act

73

3.06 (1.25)

1.00–5.00

Difference scores subjective norms

 Patient – informal caregiver

61

0.95 (3.01)

−8.00 – 8.00

 Patient – home care nurse

66

2.12 (3.42)

−5.00 – 8.00

Social support (patient self-reported)

 Patients’ score

132

2.87 (0.65)

1.00–5.00