Table 8.

Patient Quotation on the Influence of Healthcare Affiliated Family Members or Friends on Decision Making

Quotation	Patient (Most Recent Treatment)
“Well, my daughter was an occupational therapist… so she guided me. It was nothing that I did. She was the one that dictated how and what and how to go about it. She was on staff at [this hospital] so she was very helpful.”	67-y.o. female (VLPS)
“My brother is a doctor and he said get the plate, get the plate and don’t mess around. He is a psychiatrist, but he is a doctor more than the psychiatrist. I was talking to him and it only took me a little while to realize I had to get back to work, so uh I didn’t have an option.”	65-y.o. female (VLPS)
“My old neighbor was a radiologist so I could ask him which one of these he thought I should go with because he has an informed opinion. I feel pretty comfortable with him, asking him questions because he has always been honest with me.”	73-y.o. female (VLPS)

VLPS, volar locking plating system; y.o., year old