Table 2.
Racial Differences in Patient Preferences for 3 Shared Decision-Making (SDM)a Domains from a Multisite Study at 34 Community Health Centers (N = 974)
| Total (N = 974), n, % | Whites (n = 629), n, % | Blacks (n = 345), n, % | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda setting | 0.09 | |||
| Strongly disagree | 315 (32.3) | 179 (28.5) | 136 (39.4) | |
| Moderately disagree | 196 (20.1) | 141 (22.4) | 55 (15.9) | |
| Slightly disagree | 99 (10.2) | 72 (11.5) | 27 (7.8) | |
| Slightly agree | 82 (8.4) | 57 (9.1) | 25 (7.3) | |
| Moderately agree | 111 (11.4) | 79 (12.6) | 32 (9.3) | |
| Strongly agree | 171 (17.6) | 101 (16.1) | 70 (20.3) | |
| Information sharing | 0.15 | |||
| Strongly disagree | 152 (15.6) | 85 (13.5) | 67 (19.4) | |
| Moderately disagree | 110 (11.3) | 72 (11.5) | 38 (11.0) | |
| Slightly disagree | 79 (8.1) | 48 (7.6) | 31 (9.0) | |
| Slightly agree | 74 (7.6) | 51 (8.1) | 23 (6.7) | |
| Moderately agree | 172 (17.7) | 123 (19.6) | 49 (14.2) | |
| Strongly agree | 387 (39.7) | 250 (39.8) | 137 (39.7) | |
| Decision making | 0.66 | |||
| Strongly disagree | 90 (9.2) | 51 (8.1) | 39 (11.3) | |
| Moderately disagree | 120 (12.3) | 84 (13.4) | 36 (10.4) | |
| Slightly disagree | 65 (6.7) | 45 (7.2) | 20 (5.8) | |
| Slightly agree | 59 (6.1) | 31 (4.9) | 28 (8.1) | |
| Moderately agree | 252 (25.9) | 189 (30.1) | 63 (18.3) | |
| Strongly agree | 388 (39.8) | 229 (36.4) | 159 (46.1) |
a
SDM domains measured by Likert responses to the following items: 1) agenda setting: “The doctor is the one who should decide what gets talked about during a visit”; 2) information sharing: “Patients should rely on their doctor’s knowledge rather than find out about their conditions on their own”; and 3) decision making: “I prefer to leave decisions about my medical care up to my doctor.”