|
Age, years | 129 | 55.0 ± 7.0 | 37–70 |
Anxiety caused by uncertainty (5 items) | 126 | 13.8 ± 4.2 | 6–30 |
Concern about bad outcomes (3 items) | 127 | 7.8 ± 2.9 | 3–18 |
Reluctance to disclose mistakes to physicians (2 items) | 127 | 4.1 ± 2.0 | 2–11 |
Reluctance to disclose uncertainty to patients (5 items) | 126 | 15.6 ± 4.6 | 5–30 |
Tolerance for Ambiguity (7 items) | 124 | 25.7 ± 5.7 | 11–42 |
Physician Risk Attitude (6 items) | 123 | 15.7 ± 5.5 | 6–28 |
Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (20 items) | 125 | 117.2 ± 12.7 | 77–138 |
|
PSA tests | n | Median (IQI) | Observed range |
|
Incident | 129 | 17 (11–26) | 0–71 |
Repeated raised | 129 | 6 (3–12) | 0–53 |
Repeated normal | 129 | 6 (4–12) | 0–138 |