Table 3.
Participants’ ratings on the Preparation for Decision Making Scale [23]
| Items | Frequency (N = 14)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not at all | A little | Somewhat | Quite a bit | A great deal | |
| 1. Help patients recognize a decision needs to be made | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2. Prepare patients to make a better decision | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 3. Help patients think about the pros/cons of options | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 4. Help patients think about which pros/cons are most important | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5. Help patients know that the decision depends on what matters most to them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 6. Help patients organize their own thoughts about the decision | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 7. Help patients ask questions to their doctor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
aHalf numbers were used when participants rated between items