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. 2018 Jul 4;18:283. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1921-z

Table 2.

Involvement and information preference concerning SDM compared between pre-intervention group and intervention group

Pre-intervention group
N %
Intervention group
N %
P value
Involvement preferences
 The doctor should make the decisions using all that’s known about the treatments 2 6.1 2 6.9
 The doctor should make the decisions but strongly consider my needs and priorities 20 60.6 15 51.7
 The doctor and I should make the decisions together on an equal basis 4 12.1 5 17.2
 I should make the decisions, but strongly consider the doctor’s opinion 6 18.2 7 24.1
 I should make the decisions using all I know or learn about the treatments 1 3.0 0 0 0.800
Information preferences
 Prefer as many as details as possible 20 60.6 11 37.9
 I want only information needed to care for myself properly 5 15.2 8 27.6
 I want additional information only if it is good news 0 0 0 0
 I want as much information as possible, good and bad 8 24.2 10 34.5 0.194