Table 3.
Patients’ Responses to Shared Decision Making Process Survey (n = 266)
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| How much did a health care provider talk with you about the reasons you might want to be screened for lung cancer? | |
| A lot | 72 (27.2) |
| Some | 109 (41.1) |
| A little | 36 (13.6) |
| Not at all | 48 (18.1) |
| How much did a health care provider talk with you about reasons you may not want to be screened for lung cancer? | |
| A lot | 10 (3.8) |
| Some | 45 (17.1) |
| A little | 46 (17.4) |
| Not at all | 163 (61.7) |
| Did a health care provider explain to you that you could choose not to be screened for lung cancer? | |
| Yes | 185 (69.6) |
| No | 54 (20.3) |
| I’m not sure | 27 (10.2) |
| Did a health care provider ask you if you wanted to be screened for lung cancer or not? | |
| Yes | 163 (61.5) |
| No | 80 (30.2) |
| I’m not sure | 22 (8.3) |
| Total scoresa | |
| 0 | 43 (16.4) |
| 1 | 36 (13.7) |
| 2 | 52 (19.8) |
| 3 | 87 (33.1) |
| 4 | 45 (17.1) |
Data are presented as No. (%). Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data.
a
Responses of “a lot,” “some,” and “yes” were scored as 1, and other responses were scored as 0. The rescored items then were summed.