Table 2.

Percentage of surveyed patients reporting specific reasons for not asking allergist to use SDM or use it more frequently.

Reason	Survey Participants n = 11a
I don't know enough about SDM; I need more information	27%
I would prefer that my allergist make recommendations to me; I don't need/want to have input	27%
My condition is simple to treat and SDM is not necessary	27%
I am not interested in being more involved in deciding about treatment options	18%
I think my allergist would feel insulted and think I doubt his/her medical competence	18%
I have heard about other people having bad experiences using SDM with their allergist	0
I would expect that SDM tools would be difficult to use	0
I would expect that SDM is too time-consuming	0
My condition is complex; I would not understand the treatment options well enough to make decisions for myself	0
Other reasons	9%
No particular reason	18%

SDM, shared decision-making.

^aData are from the subset of patients who are unlikely to ask their allergist about SDM or ask their allergist to use SDM more frequently