| Table 5: Association between subjects' preferred decision-making role and age for the general situation and the 4 vignettes
|
| Vignette; role | Age group, yr; no. (and %) of subjects*
|
| < 35 | 36-50
| 51-65 | >= 66
| p value |
| General situation | | 0.009 |
| Passive |
16 (43) |
25 (49) |
14 (39) |
29 (71) |
|
| Collaborative |
7 (19) |
17 (33) |
15 (42) |
7 (17) |
|
| Active |
14 (38) |
9 (18) |
7 (19) |
5 (12) |
|
| Tinea of the foot | | 0.001 |
| Passive |
12 (31) |
17 (33) |
13 (36) |
29 (73) |
|
| Collaborative |
12 (31) |
21 (40) |
14 (39) |
6 (15) |
|
| Active |
15 (39) |
14 (27) |
9 (25) |
5 (13) |
|
| Gallstones | | 0.06 |
| Passive |
13 (31) |
15 (29) |
13 (35) |
22 (54) |
|
| Collaborative |
11 (28) |
20 (39) |
17 (46) |
13 (32) |
|
| Active |
15 (39) |
17 (33) |
7 (19) |
6 (15) |
|
| Laryngeal cancer | | 0.22 |
| Passive |
12 (33) |
21 (40) |
13 (37) |
20 (53) |
|
| Collaborative |
11 (31) |
21 (40) |
13 (37) |
14 (37) |
|
| Active |
13 (36) |
10 (19) |
9 (26) |
4 (11) |
|
| Skin cancer | | 0.32 |
| Passive |
12 (33) |
22 (42) |
16 (43) |
21 (54) |
|
| Collaborative |
13 (36) |
20 (39) |
14 (38) |
15 (39) |
|
| Active |
11 (31) |
10 (19) |
7 (19) |
3 (8) |
|
| *The number of responses, and hence the denominator, varies among vignettes.
|
