Table 1. Selected Summary of Some Studies on Patients’ Participation in Healthcare Decisions.

Country of Study	Year of Study	Number of Participants/Study Population	Results
Scotland	2008	13	Participation as cooperation to understand information, not just seeking information
Sweden	2004	10	Participation as trusting, understanding, seeking and maintaining a sense of control
England	2000	44	The relationship of patients’ involvement with underlying factors, type and severity of disease, and patient-specialist relationship
11 European countries	2000	330	The relationship of degree of patients’ involvement with doctor-patient interaction, patients' desire to participate, patients' demographics (literacy, high mental agility)
Sweden	2006	26	The relationship between patients' involvement with knowledge, mental, physical and emotional capacity
Australia	2006	73	The effect of patient-doctor interaction (discussion, trust) and doctors' interpersonal skills on participation
Scotland	2007	20	The relationship between patients’ involvement with factors of respectful and friendly behavior, non-judgmental approach, doctors’ attention to patients’ views, clear explanation by doctors
Sweden	2006	900	The relationship between patients’ involvement and factors of provision of information and explaining it according to personal needs, staff acknowledgement of patients’ knowledge