Table 3.

Role and preparation in decision making regarding mammography screening.

Preferred role in mammography screening No (%)
Active, patient makes decision	18 (42)
Shared with physician	15 (35)
Passive, physician makes decisions	10 (23)
Missing	0
Preparation for Decision-Making mean (SD)b (Missing: 2) Help you	3.60 (.93)
1. recognize that a decision needs to be made about whether or not to have a mammogram (M = 3.88, SD = 1.20)
2. make a better decision about whether or not to have a mammogram (M = 3.63, SD = 1.45)
3. think about the benefits and risks of having a mammogram (M = 3.65, SD = 1.23)
4. think about which benefits and risks about having a mammogram most important to you (M = 3.51, SD = 1.24)
5. know that the decision whether or not to have a mammogram depends on what matters to you most (M = 3.67, SD = 1.26)
6. organize your own thoughts about the decision about whether or not to have a mammogram (M = 3.58, SD = 1.58)
7. think about how involved you want to be involved in the decision (M = 3.63, SD = 1.45)
8. identify questions you want to ask your doctor about mammography (M = 3.49, SD = 1.45)
9. prepare you to talk to your doctor about what matters most to you about whether or not to have a mammogram (M = 3.57, SD = 1.31)
10. prepare you for a visit with your doctor (M = 3.35, SD = 1.63)
Documented note from PCP about mammography screening
No documented note about discussion	25 (58)
Documented note from PCP	18 (42)
Will continue	12 (67)
Will not continue	4 (22)
Undecided	2 (11)

^aPreferred role in mammography screening = 5 item index to assess patients’ preferred involvement in decision-making. We categorized responses as active (patient made the final decision) versus passive too or shared with doctor to learn women’s roles.

^bPreparation for Decision Making = 10 item index (each item scored 1[not at all] to 5 [a great deal] points) to see if the DA prepared them to communicate with their clinician.