ArticleBMJ open2021
What role do patients prefer in medical decision-making?: a population-based nationwide cross-sectional study.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess patients' preferred roles in healthcare-related decision-making in a representative sample of the Portuguese population.
designPopulation-based nationwide cross-sectional study. SETTING AND
participantsA sample of Portuguese people 20 years or older were interviewed face-to-face using a questionnaire with the Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale. OUTCOMES: The primary outcome was patients' preferred role for each vignette of the problem-solving decision-making scale. Sociodemographic factors associated with the preferred roles were the secondary outcomes.
results599 participants (20-99 years, 53.8% women) were interviewed. Three vignettes of the Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale were compared:
conclusionsIn this representative sample of the Portuguese mainland population, most patients preferred a practitioner-controlling role for both the problem-solving and decision-making components. In a life-threatening situation, patients were more willing to let the doctor decide. In contrast, in a less serious situation, there is a greater willingness to participate in decision-making. We have found that shared decision-making is more acceptable to better-educated patients in the problem-solving component and to people who are younger, higher educated and employed, in the decision-making component.
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