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Table 5 Polychoric correlation coefficients between each of the items regarding clinical difficulties

From: Medical staff’s sense of awareness of informed consent for adolescent cancer patients and the need for decision-making support practiced from the perspective of trauma-informed approach

 

 [1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[1]

      

[2]

0.809***

     

[3]

0.616

0.620***

    

[4]

0.372

0.441

0.380*

   

[5]

0.327

0.474

0.312

0.922*

  

[6]

0.380

0.376*

0.351

0.271

0.347

 

[7]

0.208

0.386

0.243

0.812*

0.850

0.355

  1.  N = 56 *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
  2. Each items were following: [1] patients’ resistance to and refusal of medical treatment (RMT), [2] assessment of and response to patients’ RMT, [3] support for patients’ RMT, [4] informed consent for patients, [5] explanation of illness and treatment for patients, [6] assessment of and response to parents’ RMT, [7] explanation of illness and treatment for parents.
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BMC Medical Ethics

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