Table 2 Association between doctor’s care quality and patient’s involvement in decision-making resulting from the main effects model(c path)

Intendent variable

 Doctor’s care quality

0.91 (0.88–1.00)

0.001 **

1.29 (1.26–1.47)

< 0.001***

Covariates

 Sex: Female

0.95 (0.91–1.00)

0.04 *

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.007 **

 Age group (Ref: 18–40):

  41–60

0.85 (0.78–0.92)

< 0.001***

0.87 (0.80–0.94)

< 0.001***

  >60

0.68 (0.63–0.75)

< 0.001***

0.71 (0.64–0.77)

< 0.001***

 Education (Ref: Primary and below):

  Secondary

1.08 (1.02–1.14)

0.01 *

1.26 (1.17–1.36)

< 0.001***

  Post-secondary

1.15 (1.07–1.24)

< 0.001***

1.58 (1.44–1.73)

< 0.001***

 Health status (Ref: Poor):

  Fair

1.44 (1.29–1.61)

< 0.001***

0.71 (0.64–0.79)

< 0.001***

  Good

0.87 (0.77–0.97)

0.01 *

0.59 (0.53–0.66)

< 0.001***

 Disability condition: Yes

0.78 (0.71–0.85)

< 0.001***

1.14 (0.95–1.37)

0.16

 Received government allowance: Yes

0.95 (0.89–1.01)

0.09

0.88 (0.81–0.95)

0.001**

 Live alone: Yes

0.64 (0.59–0.70)

< 0.001***

0.89 (0.80–0.99)

0.03*