Table 1

Characteristics of study participants
Background Characteristics	Frequency	Mean

Patient Age		3.2
		Range = 0–12
Patient
Male	18
Female	3
Accompanying parent's age		39
		Range = 24–57
Parent occupation
Blue collar	11
White collar	4
Unemployed/student/retired	3
Parental perceived risk*		.7
Parental worry*		1.5
Characteristics of Consultation
Medical students present	6
Uncertainty of diagnosis	6
Decision to operate	14
*rated on a five point scale where 0 = not at all and 4 = very much
Hansson et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2007 8:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-8-6

Table 2

Pearson correlation analyses of ethical components directed towards the parent in relation to consultation characteristics
	Information	Understanding	Respect for Integrity	Decision Making

Positive nonverbal behaviors by physicians	.54**	.46*	.60**	.49*
Time:
pre-examination	.37	.39	.45*	.41
examination	.26	.40	.36	.60**
post-examination	.81***	.66**	.77***	.71***
total	.66**	.67**	.75***	.77***
Medical student present	-.07	-.25	-.23	-.28
Uncertainty of diagnosis	.43*	.34	.40	.62**
Child age	.22	.24	.31	.34
Physician gender	.20	.47*	.42	.44*
p p **p
Hansson et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2007 8:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-8-6

Multiple regression analyses
	Positive nonverbal behaviors by physicians	Total consultation time		controlled for*

	t	p	Beta	t	p	Beta	Model Adjusted R²

Information	1.96	.07	.35	2.12	.05	.43	.48	Uncertainty of diagnosis
Understanding	1.03	ns	.19	2.26	.01	.52	.44	Physician gender
Respect for Integrity	2.40	.03	.36	4.03	.001	.60	.63	--
Decision Making	1.58	ns	.23	2.50	.02	.43	.68	Physician gender, Uncertainty of diagnosis**
controlling for factors that were significant in Table 2 * Uncertainty of diagnosis significant (t = 2.64, p β =.39)
Hansson et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2007 8:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-8-6

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