Table 8Differential Effect of the Decision Aid on Parent Knowledge, Decisional Conflict, Physician Trust, and Parent Involvement in the Decision (OPTION Score) Based on Parent Sociodemographic Characteristics

Knowledge (%)P valueDecisional conflictP valueTrust in physicianP valueOPTION scoreP value
Gender of child .774.583.192.439
 Male9.47 (6.30-12.65)−4.91 (−7.46 to −2.37)3.31 (1.21-5.41)12.23 (10.55-13.91)
 Female8.88 (4.74-13.03)−3.98 (−7.50 to −0.46)1.02 (−1.60 to 3.63)11.08 (8.98-13.18)
Race .199.05.293.17
 White9.70 (6.91-12.48)−3.07 (−5.45 to −0.68)1.55 (−0.21 to 3.30)12.27 (10.75-13.79)
 Non-White5.91 (0.84-10.97)−8.14 (−12.33 to −3.95)4.29 (0.51-8.06)9.98 (7.29-12.67)
Education .619.375.893.762
 ≤HS6.49 (0.55-13.53)−6.16 (−12.18 to −0.14)2.23 (−2.45 to 6.92)12.55 (9.70-15.40)
 >HS9.46 (6.85-12.07)−4.02 (−6.26 to −1.78)2.11 (0.41-3.82)11.81 (10.30-13.33)
Income .999.294.576.367
 <$40 0009.53 (4.73-14.33)−6.18 (−10.13 to −2.23)3.23 (−0.55 to 7.00)12.90 (10.50-15.30)
 $40 000 or more9.65 (6.85-12.45)−3.55 (−6.00 to −1.11)2.26 (0.49-4.03)11.35 (9.75-12.95)
Literacy .063.402.343.802
 Typical8.25 (5.60-10.90)−4.23 (−6.42 to −2.04)2.30 (0.61-3.99)11.85 (10.40-13.31)
 Low14.61 (7.36-21.85)−5.87 (−12.03 to 0.29)4.28 (−0.99 to 9.56)11.78 (8.57-14.99)
Numeracy .142.741.251.756
 Typical10.22 (7.36-13.08)−4.25 (−6.62 to −1.88)1.52 (−0.23 to 3.28)11.51 (9.89-13.13)
 Low6.50 (1.89-11.12)−4.86 (−8.84 to −0.88)3.82 (0.44-7.21)11.72 (9.51-13.93)
Agea .764.308.746.681
 <28.89 (3.49-14.30)−2.02 (−6.45 to 2.42)1.96 (−1.37 to 5.29)12.18 (9.57-14.79)
 ≥29.42 (6.58-12.27)−5.15 (−7.49 to −2.80)2.61 (0.72-4.49)*11.48 (9.95-13.01)
No. of risk factorsa .662.346.815.132
 18.88 (6.03-11.73)−4.93 (−7.19 to −2.67)2.24 (0.37-4.11)*11.34 (9.88-12.80)
 210.15 (4.82-15.47)−2.38 (−7.47 to 2.71)2.64 (−0.70 to 5.97)14.07 (10.96-17.18)
Father only .277.859.135.49
 No8.69 (6.05-11.33)−4.47 (−6.68 to −2.26)1.83 (0.11-3.55)*11.49 (10.11-12.86)
 Yes14.40 (5.43-23.37)−3.90 (−10.09 to 2.28)6.59 (0.92-12.27)*12.75 (8.11-17.39)
Both parents .197.663.057.553
 No10.59 (7.52-13.66)−4.25 (−6.82 to −1.69)3.49 (1.50-5.47)*12.03 (10.42-13.63)
 Yes6.34 (2.06-10.62)−4.53 (−8.06 to −1.00)−0.37 (−3.23 to 2.50)11.36 (9.02-13.70)

Abbreviations: HS, high school; OPTION, Observing Patient Involvement.

aIndicates a patient characteristic.

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