Table 3.
Preferred and perceived role in medical decision-making
| Decision | Preferred role1 | Perceived role1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor (1) | Shared (2) | Patient (3) | Valid N | Doctor (1) | Shared (2) | Patient (3) | Valid N | |
| MDM in general | 31% | 61% | 8% | 504 | 43% | 55% | 1% | 506 |
| Traditional DMARD | 32% | 59% | 10% | 491 | 72% | 26% | 2% | 368 |
| Injecting MTX | 25% | 60% | 15% | 466 | 43% | 40% | 17% | 162 |
| Biologic agent | 26% | 63% | 11% | 471 | 44% | 50% | 6% | 149 |
| Decrease/stop | 30% | 61% | 9% | 489 | 38% | 38% | 24% | 314 |
MDM = Medical Decision-making; DMARD = Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug; MTX = methotrexate.
1 Data of perceived role included respondents who had ever faced the decision; data of preferred role included all respondents.