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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Jul 27;80(3):358–363. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.06.034

Table 2.

Use of a Shared Colorectal Screening Decision-making Process by Patient Report and Observer Ratings.

All Visits N=363 Patient Reported Shared Decision Making Experience N=171 No Patient Reported Shared Decision Making Experience N=192 p values

Observer-Rated SDM
Element 1: MD and patient involved in DM process
40% 38% 43% 0.22
Element 2: MD and patient share information
29% 31% 28% 0.31
Element 3: MD and patient express treatment preferences
4% 3% 4% 0.59
Element 4: MD and patient agree on treatment
7% 5% 8% 0.25
Contained all 4 Elements <1% 1% 0% N/A