Table 2.
Comparison of means and standard deviations of Shared Decision Making Questionnaire, physician version responses among respondents from the United States, Israel, and Jordan (n=32).
| SDM-Q-DOCa item question | H statistic | P value | United States, mean (SD)b | Israel, mean (SD)b | Jordan, mean (SD)b |
| 1. I make clear to my patient that a decision needs to be made. | 9.55 | .008 | 3.60 (0.84) | 3.57 (0.98) | 4.47 (0.52) |
| 2. I want to know exactly from my patient how he/she wants to be involved in making the decision. | 4.66 | .10 | 3.00 (0.67) | 3.29 (0.76) | 3.73 (0.80) |
| 3. I tell my patient that there are different options for treating his/her medical condition. | 1.83 | .40 | 4.50 (0.71) | 4.43 (0.98) | 4.21 (0.58) |
| 4. I precisely explain the advantages and disadvantages of the treatment options to my patient. | 2.59 | .27 | 3.80 (0.92) | 4.43 (0.53) | 4.13 (0.64) |
| 5. I help my patient understand all the information. | 2.06 | .36 | 3.80 (0.92) | 4.29 (0.76) | 4.27 (0.96) |
| 6. I ask my patient which treatment option he/she prefers. | 1.00 | .61 | 4.10 (0.74) | 4.00 (1.00) | 3.73 (0.96) |
| 7. My patient and I thoroughly weigh the different treatment options. | 2.53 | .28 | 3.40 (0.52) | 4.00 (0.82) | 3.47 (0.92) |
| 8. My patient and I select a treatment option together. | 0.23 | .89 | 3.50 (0.53) | 3.43 (0.79) | 3.13 (1.46) |
| 9. My patient and I reach an agreement on how to proceed. | 1.47 | .48 | 8.84 (0.76) | 4.00 (5.80) | 3.67 (0.90) |
aSDM-Q-DOC: Shared Decision Making Questionnaire, physician version.
bMeans represent level of agreement with each item on a 6-point Likert scale, where 0=completely disagree and 5=completely agree.