Table 6.

The decision-making process for selecting IV therapy

Decision-making process, n (%)	All patients
Patient could choose the location of the infusion center	n=405
No	276 (68.1)
Yes	121 (29.9)
Did not know	8 (2.0)
Choice of infusion center was provided by	n=121
Doctor/staff at doctor’s office	102 (84.3)
Insurance company	30 (24.8)
Other	10 (8.3)
Most influential decision maker in switch from SC to IV	n=150
Both patient and doctor equally	74 (49.3)
Patient’s doctor	53 (35.3)
Patient	14 (9.3)
Insurance company	5 (3.3)
Other	4 (2.7)
Physician also discussed SC therapy with the patient at the outset of therapy	n=405
No	218 (53.8)
Yes	180 (44.4)
Did not know	7 (1.7)

Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; SC, subcutaneous.