Table 2.

Primary Care Physicians’ Beliefs Regarding Shared Decision Making Behaviors

Shared Decision Making Behavior	Very Important
Discussing benefits of cancer screening tests	79%
Encouraging patient to ask questions	77%
Making a recommendation about screening	73%
Checking with patient to see if screening is agreeable	68%
Presenting screening as a choice	67%
Discuss the risks associated with screening tests	64%
Discussing “next steps” with the patient	61%
Eliciting patient’s preference for involvement in decision	61%
Check patient’s understanding of advantages/disadvantages of screening	60%
Discussing patient’s barriers to cancer screening	58%
Eliciting patient preferences for information	53%