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. 2015 Nov 1;25(11):1191–1198. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0277

Table 3.

Impact of the GD Choice on Treatment Choice, Decision-Making Process, and Knowledge

Source of data Outcomes Control GD Choice Mean diff GD Choice – UC [CI] p-Value
Chart review Treatment decision n = 36 n = 31    
  ATDs 16 (44%) 10 (32%)   0.66
  RAI 11 (31%) 13 (42%)    
  Surgery 6 (17%) 4 (13%)    
  No decision 0 (0%) 1 (3%)    
  Other 3 (8%) 3 (10%)    
Surveys Level of uncertainty (DCS scale) n = 31 n = 23    
  Mean [CI] 30 [12–47] 27 [7–47] −2.8 [−27–22] 0.2a
  Median (IQR) 25 (8–50) 25 (0–50)    
  Level of shared decision making (SDMQ-Patient) n = 28 n = 23    
  Mean [CI] 19 [17–21] 20 [19–21] 0.99 [−0.98–3.0] 0.47
  Median (IQR) 19 (17–22) 21 (18–22)    
  Level of shared decision making (SDMQ-Clinicians) n = 32 n = 30    
  Mean [CI] 19 [17–21] 20 [18–23] 1.4 [−1.5–4] 0.18a
  Median (IQR) 21 (16–22) 20 (18–23)    
  Knowledge transfer n = 31 n = 23    
  Overall median (IQR) 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5)   0.33
  Question side effects, n (%) 17 (55%) 19 (83%)   0.043
Video recordings Fidelity score n = 26 n = 28    
  Mean (SD) 22 (9) 51 (28) 29 (18,41) 0.01
  Median IQR 23 (10–30) 45 (30–80)    
  Patient engagement (OPTION score) n = 26 n = 28    
  Mean (SD) 30 (8) 35 (9) 5 (0.2–10) 0.02
  Median (IQR) 30 (26–36) 34 (31–41)    

Results shown as proportions with Fisher's exact test statistics for categorical and mean [CI], median (IQR) with Wilcoxon's rank-sum for continuous outcomes.

a

Clustering of clinician accounted for in estimates and p-value; p-value (ICC) listed.