Table 5.

Responses to the Open-ended Question, “What Research Findings or Policy Changes Would Encourage Your Use of SDM?”^*

Research Finding or Policy	Number of Participants Endorsing (N = 15)
Decreased medicolegal risk	5
Improved resource utilization (such as decreased admissions)	5
Guidelines (would encourage use of SDM)	5
Participant expressed antiguideline sentiments	3
Increased patient satisfaction	4
Improved patient engagement/empowerment	4
Decreased or equivalent morbidity or mortality (e.g., missed MIs)	4
Decreased iatrogenic side effects of interventions	1
Improved patient flow or productivity	2
Research findings would not influence participant’s use of SDM	1

MI = myocardial infarction; SDM = shared decision making.

^*Participants gave more than one answer each.