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Table 3 Exploring the variables of women’s choice-making experiences in prenatal screening

From: Facilitating autonomous, confident and satisfying choices: a mixed-method study of women’s choice-making in prenatal screening for common aneuploidies

Variables

Score range

Neutral score

Mean score (SD)

p value of t test (mean score vs. neutral score)

Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha)

Activeness in choice-making

4–20

12

8.66 (3.78)

< 0.001

0.8022

Informedness

7–35

21

22.41 (7.67)

0.012

0.9412

Confidence

5–25

15

16.83 (5.24)

< 0.001

0.8778

Social pressure

2–10

6

2.94 (1.71)

< 0.001

0.6427

Difficulty

3–15

9

5.50 (2.60)

< 0.001

0.8489

Negative emotion

9–45

27

17.62 (7.62)

< 0.001

0.9277

Positive emotion

3–15

9

9.93 (3.03)

< 0.001

0.8681

Choice satisfaction

2–10

6

8.82 (1.58)

< 0.001

0.6673