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Table 4 Operationalization of primary outcome variables

From: Fostering shared decision-making about prostate cancer screening among African American men patients and their primary care providers: a randomized behavioral clinical trial

Measuresa

Operationalization of outcomes

Independent rating of SDM [10]

12 questions (Likert scale)

• Rating: 0 to 4

• Total scale ranges from 0 to 48

• Higher values mean higher patient involvement during the SDM process

Patient rating of SDM [11]

11 questions (Likert scale)

• Rating: 0 to 4

• Total scale ranges from 0 to 44

• Higher values mean higher involvement during the SDM process

Provider rating of SDM [12]

11 questions (Likert scale)

• Rating: 0 to 4

• Total scale ranges from 0 to 44

• Higher values mean higher involvement during the SDM process

  1. aMeasures used in this study have been adapted from the ones found in the literature