Testing the validation and reliability of the Caregiver-Patient Activation Measure (CG-PAM).

PEC Innov · 2022 · PMC10194270 · PMID 37213753

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approached significancep = 0.062so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The relationship between CG-PAM scores and perceived levels of stress (PSS4) approached significance ( r = −0.138, n = 183, p = 0.062, two tailed).

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approaching significanceno p-value reported

However, given that the results were approaching significance, and were significant at a one tailed calculation, sample size may be the more appropriate explanation as to why the expected relationship wasn't found.

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