Summary of Results
| Survey Items | Third Party | M | SD | t | p | Effect Size η | Rasch Measure | Infit Error | MNSQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I would authorize my clinician to: | |||||||||
| Give information regarding my treatment to anyone who might want it. | Anyone | 1.07 | .484 | −54.538 | .0005 | 0.981 | 3.00 | .33 | 5.30 |
| Discuss information regarding my treatment with companies that market pharmaceuticals, surgical supplies, and other health care products. | Pharmaceutical | 1.48 | 0.913 | −24.01 | .0005 | 0.981 | 1.5 | 0.11 | 1.2 |
| Discuss information regarding my treatment with my employer. | Employer | 1.61 | 0.925 | −22.2 | .0005 | 0.899 | 1.33 | 0.1 | 1.05 |
| Use information regarding my treatment without obtaining my consent as long as this is for educational purposes and identifying information is removed. | Education without consent | 3.31 | 2.033 | −0.996 | .321 | 0.092 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 1.14 |
| Discuss information regarding my treatment with members of my family who express concern with my treatment. | Family | 3.7 | 1.691 | 1.306 | .194 | 0.122 | −0.2 | 0.07 | 1.11 |
| Release information in my medical record to my health insurance company. | Insurance | 3.83 | 1.583 | 1.969 | .052 | 0.206 | −0.3 | 0.08 | 1.11 |
| Release information in my medical record to my pharmacist regarding medications prescribed for me. | Pharmacist | 3.92 | 1.793 | 2.531 | 0.013 | 0.223 | −0.3 | 0.07 | 1.37 |
| Include information about my treatment in professional articles he or she might write. | Journals | 4.93 | 1.494 | 10.46 | .0005 | 0.694 | −1.1 | 0.09 | 0.67 |
| Release information in my medical record to my doctor for educational purposes (to help train other clinicians, for example). | Educational | 5.02 | 1.42 | 11.652 | .0005 | 0.731 | −1.1 | 0.09 | 0.76 |
| Release information in my medical record to my doctor as part of research he or she is doing. | Research | 5.06 | 1.355 | 12.55 | .0005 | 0.756 | −1.2 | 0.1 | 0.61 |
| Release information in my medical record to other clinicians concerned with my treatment. | Clinicians | 5.42 | 0.964 | 21.59 | .0005 | 0.894 | −1.67 | 0.12 | 1.01 |