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Characteristics of study participants |
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| Background Characteristics |
Frequency |
Mean |
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| Patient Age |
3.2 |
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| Range = 0–12 |
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| Patient |
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| Male |
18 |
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| Female |
3 |
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| Accompanying parent's age |
39 |
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| Range = 24–57 |
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| Parent occupation |
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| Blue collar |
11 |
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| White collar |
4 |
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| Unemployed/student/retired |
3 |
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| Parental perceived risk* |
.7 |
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| Parental worry* |
1.5 |
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| Characteristics of Consultation |
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| Medical students present |
6 |
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| Uncertainty of diagnosis |
6 |
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| Decision to operate |
14 |
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*rated on a five point scale where 0 = not at all and 4 = very much | ||
Hansson et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2007 8:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-8-6 |
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