Table 1.

Percentage of surveyed allergists reporting specific reasons for not using SDM or using it infrequently.

Reason	Survey Participants n = 19a
SDM is too time-consuming	42%
My patients have low health literacy and lack the knowledge, skills and confidence to communicate, navigate the health system and engage in SDM	37%
I'm not very familiar with SDM; I need more information	32%
My patients prefer that I make recommendations to them	32%
The SDM tools are difficult to use	26%
My patients have not asked to be more involved	26%
My patients' conditions are complex; patients would not understand treatments well enough to make decisions on their own	26%
I have limited or no access to up-to-date, high-quality evidence	16%
My patients' conditions are simple; there is no need for SDM	16%
I just don't like SDM; I prefer to use other methods	5%
My colleagues have advised me against using SDM	5%
Using SDM would raise my patients' anxiety levels	0
Other reasons (Please specify)	0
No particular reason	5%

SDM, shared decision-making.

^aData are from the subset of allergists who are not using SDM or using it infrequently