Patient Participation in Surgical Treatment Decision Making from the Patients' Perspective: Validation of an Instrument

Table 6

Pearson correlations among the four factors and related variables.

Factors	(1) Information dissemination	(2) Formulation of options	(3) Integration of information	(4) Control
(1) Information dissemination	—
(2) Formulation of options	.24	—
(3) Integration of information	.53	.35	—
(4) Control	.40	.44	.42	—
UCL coping scale	.53	.29	.66	.39
“I had no influence on treatment”	−.10	−.18	−.16	−.21

All correlations are significant at the .001 level.