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Table 2 Change in participants’ decisional conflict scores post decision coaching

From: Decision coaching using a patient decision aid for youth and parents considering insulin delivery methods for type 1 diabetes: a pre/post study

Decisional Conflict Scale

Baseline

(T1)

Mean ± SD

Post

(T3)

Mean ± SD

Mean change

P value

Youth (n = 37)

 Total DCS1

32.0 ± 19.7

6.6 ± 12.2

−25.4

< 0.0001

Subscales

 Informed

51.8 ± 26.9

9.0 ± 17.8

− 42.8

< 0.0001

 Values clarity

48.6 ± 33.8

6.1 ± 18.1

−42.5

< 0.0001

 Support

20.7 ± 18.6

3.2 ± 8.6

−17.5

< 0.0001

 Certainty

35.8 ± 32.6

8.8 ± 19.7

−27.0

< 0.0001

Parents (n = 53)

 Total DCS1

37.6 ± 20.7

3.5 ± 7.4

−34.1

< 0.0001

Subscales

 Informed

52.6 ± 30.5

2.9 ± 9.2

−49.7

< 0.0001

 Values clarity

44.7 ± 34.1

0.0 ± 0.0

−44.7

< 0.0001

 Support

23.9 ± 18.6

3.3 ± 8.2

−20.6

< 0.0001

 Certainty

48.6 ± 30.7

9.6 ± 18.6

−39.0

< 0.0001

  1. *Results shown are based on 37 youth and 53 parent participants who had complete data at T1 (pre-DC) and T3 (10–14 days post-DC) 1 Total score from the Decisional Conflict Scale (possible range 0–100). Decreased scores indicate lower decisional conflict and subscale scores