Table 2.

Perceived styles of physicians’ actions

Perceived style	Physicians n (%)	Number (%) of physicians who answered “very important”
		Provide information to patients	Present multiple options to patients	Make an effort to answer questions	Discuss options with patients
Q1:1 Select a treatment for the patient	20 (12.7)	9 (45)	0 (0)	10 (50)	5 (25)
Q1:2 Present many treatment options and select one	61 (38.9)	27 (44.3)	12 (19.7)	22 (36.1)	19 (31.1)
Q1:3 Let the patient choose	34 (21.7)	18 (52.9)	16 (47.1)	17 (50)	16 (47.1)
Q1:4 Shared decision making	42 (26.8)	27 (64.3)	19 (45.2)	24 (57.1)	25 (59.5)
Total	157	81 (51.6)	47 (29.9)	73 (46.5)	65 (41.4)
P-value		0.22	<0.01	0.18	0.01

Note: Questions are listed in Table S1.

Abbreviation: Q, question.