Decisional conflict of physicians during the decision-making process for a simulated advanced-stage cancer patient: an international longitudinal study with German and Belgian physicians

Table 2 Decisional conflict

	German (n = 30)		Belgian (n = 30)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P^a
Decisional Conflict scale^a
Before reviewing the SP Chart (baseline), t1	45.7	10.1	43.5	11.8	0.444
After reviewing the SP chart, t2	53.6	11.6	53.6	12.5	0.966
After viewing an assessment video interview with the SP, t3	48.3	12.7	44.0	10.0	0.133
After reviewing the team recommendations, t4	44.7	9.7	45.9	13.7	0.739
After conducting the patient-physician decision-making interview, t5	37.8	9.6	34.2	10.9	0.174

^aScale: 5-point Likert-Scale (1 = strongly agree; 5 = strongly disagree); 24 Items; Range [0 = no decisional conflict, 100 = high decisional conflict; cut-off 37.5]^bt-Test: comparisons of consecutive assessments controlled for initial value of Decisional Conflict Scale
The course of German (n = 30) and Belgian (n = 30) physicians’ global Decisional Conflict during the decision-making process for a simulated advanced-stage cancer (SP)

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