Table 3.
Agreement between preferred and perceived involvement in treatment decision making (TDM) (N = 341)a
| Perceived | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Makes Decision | Patient Makes Decision after Seriously Considering Doctor's Opinion | Shared Responsibility | Doctor Makes Decision after Seriously Considering Patient's Opinion | Doctor Makes Decision | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Preferred | Patient makes decision | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Patient makes decision after seriously considering doctor's opinion | 16 (4.7%) | 71 (20.8%) | 15 (4.4%) | 4 (1.2%) | 11 (3.2%) | |
| Shared responsibility | 1 (0.3%) | 9 (2.6%) | 63 (18.5%) | 15 (4.4%) | 21 (6.2%) | |
| Doctor makes decision after seriously considering patient's opinion | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.8%) | 13 (3.8%) | 22 (6.5%) | 18 (5.3%) | |
| Doctor makes decision | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 45 (13.2%) | |
Note. The proportion of participants who had concordance between perceived and preferred decision making role is in bold.
a
Proportions may not sum to 100% because of rounding.