Table 2.
Perceived Difficulty of Helping Patients Make Medical Decision, Arranged in Descending Order by “Hard”, n (%), N = 174.
| Condition/Topic | Difficulty Rating
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard | Moderate | Easy | N/A | Missing | |
| Chronic pain | 108 (63) | 49 (29) | 4 (2) | 11 (6) | 2 |
| Health behavior change | 88 (51) | 69 (40) | 14 (8) | 1 (1) | 2 |
| Dementia | 82 (47) | 56 (32) | 10 (6) | 25 (15) | 1 |
| Weight loss surgery | 49 (28) | 78 (45) | 21 (12) | 25 (15) | 1 |
| Low back pain | 47 (27) | 103 (60) | 18 (10) | 5 (3) | 1 |
| ADD/ADHD | 44 (25) | 86 (50) | 27 (16) | 16 (9) | 1 |
| Prostate cancer screening | 29 (17) | 79 (46) | 47 (27) | 17 (10) | 2 |
| Prostate Cancer | 28 (16) | 74 (43) | 38 (22) | 32 (19) | 2 |
| Depression | 24 (14) | 117 (68) | 30 (17) | 1 (1) | 2 |
| Diabetes | 24 (14) | 104 (60) | 43 (25) | 2 (1) | 1 |
| Breast cancer | 22 (13) | 72 (42) | 51 (30) | 27 (16) | 2 |
| Advance directives | 21 (12) | 82 (47) | 57 (32) | 13 (8) | 1 |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia | 14 (8) | 82 (48) | 57 (33) | 18 (11) | 3 |
| Menopause | 13 (8) | 93 (54) | 46 (27) | 19 (11) | 3 |
| Heart failure | 13 (8) | 98 (57) | 41 (24) | 21 (12) | 1 |
| Colon cancer screening | 11 (6) | 80 (47) | 66 (38) | 15 (9) | 2 |
| Immunizations | 11 (6) | 77 (45) | 85 (49) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Coronary artery disease | 10 (6) | 94 (54) | 55 (32) | 14 (8) | 1 |
| Contraception/Birth control | 6 (4) | 64 (37) | 90 (52) | 13 (8) | 1 |
| Uterine bleeding/fibroids | 6 (4) | 89 (52) | 52 (30) | 25 (15) | 2 |
| Osteoarthritis | 2 (1) | 83 (49) | 69 (41) | 15 (9) | 5 |
| Asthma | 2 (1) | 89 (52) | 80 (47) | 1 (1) | 2 |