Patients' Preference for Participation in Medical Decision-Making: Secondary Analysis of the BEDSIDE-OUTSIDE Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients may prefer different levels of involvement in decision-making regarding their medical care which may influence their medical knowledge.

Objective

We investigated associations of patients' decisional control preference (DCP) with their medical knowledge, ward round performance measures (e.g., duration, occurrence of sensitive topics), and perceived quality of care measures (e.g., trust in the healthcare team, satisfaction with hospital stay).

Design

This is a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled multicenter trial conducted between 2017 and 2019 at 3 Swiss teaching hospitals.

Participants

Adult patients that were hospitalized for inpatient care.

Main measures

The primary outcome was patients' subjective average knowledge of the

SUBMITTER: Becker C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10110786 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature