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Table 6 One-way ANOVA on subjective norms, differences scores and social support per patient role

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

 

Active role

Shared role

Passive role

  

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

F (d.f)

P value

Subjective norms

 Patients’ score on what informal caregiver expects a

36

3.32 (1.40)

39

4.14 (1.16)

13

4.58 (0.76)

6.79 (2)

0.002

 Patients’ score on what home care nurse expects a

51

3.38 (1.25)

48

4.19 (0.99)

19

4.32 (0.93)

8.53 (2)

0.000

 Informal caregivers’ view on how patient should act

24

3.17 (1.35)

28

3.39 (1.38)

10

4.10 (1.07)

1.76 (2)

0.180

 Home care nurses’ view on how the patient should act

25

2.82 (1.10)

33

3.17 (1.38)

13

3.12 (1.19)

0.574 (2)

0.566

Difference scores subjective norms

 Patient – informal caregiver

24

0.63 (3.46)

28

1.21 (2.70)

9

1.00 (2.87)

0.243 (2)

0.785

 Patient – home care nurse

23

1.48 (3.45)

30

2.63 (3.22)

13

2.08 (3.86)

0.739 (2)

0.482

Social support

 Patients’ score

56

2.75 (0.64)

54

3.04 (0.59)

21

2.68 (0.69)

4.22 (2)

0.017

  1. a Bonferroni post-hoc test reveals significant differences between active role and shared role and between the active role and passive role