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Table 3 Distribution of the 15-item PACIC scale

From: Patient Assessment Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) and its associations with quality of life among Swiss patients with systemic sclerosis: a mixed methods study

PACIC scales

PACIC mean scores (95% CI)

Overall (n = 101)

German sample (n = 79)

French sample (n = 22)

PACIC 15-item scale summary score (average of all 15 items)

3.0 (2.8–3.2)

3.1 (2.9–3.4)

2.7 (2.2–3.2)

Subscale 1 Patient activation (average of items 1–3)

3.4 (3.1–3.6)

3.4 (3.2–3.7)

3.0 (2.4–3.6)

Subscale 2 Delivery system design/Decision support (average of items 4–6)

3.2 (3.0–3.4)

3.3 (3.0–3.5)

3.2 (3.0–3.4)

Subscale 3 Goal setting/Tailoring (average of items 7–9)

2.5 (2.2–2.7)

2.6 (2.3–2.9)

1.9 (1.4–2.4)

Subscale 4 Problem solving/Contextual counselling (average of items 12–15)

2.9 (2.7–3.2)

3.0 (2.7–3.3)

2.7 (2.1–3.3)

Subscale 5 Follow-up/Coordination (average of items 19–20)

3.3 (3.0–3.5)

3.3 (3.0–3.7)

2.9 (2.3–3.6)

  1. CI, confidence interval; PACIC, Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care