Measurement of Information Seeking Preference of Japanese in Clinical Settings

Abstract

Studied the desire for autonomy and for information of randomly selected Japanese adolescents and adults with hypothetical diseases. Human Ss: 3,110 normal male and female Japanese adolescents and adults (aged 16 yrs to over 90 yrs) (selected from 2-stage stratified sampling of 4,500 Ss in 300 geographic areas throughout Japan). A 23-item questionnaire based on 5 hypothetical vignettes involving diseases of varying severity (high blood pressure, incipient cancer, terminal cancer, poststroke paralysis, and brain hemorrhage) was administered. Multiple regression analysis was performed. Age differences and sex differences were assessed. (English abstract) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)