Patients' preferences for involvement in the decision-making process for treating diabetic retinopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess factors associated with the preferred role of the attending ophthalmologist in the decision-making processes before treating diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods

Cross-sectional study of 810 adults attending secondary diabetes care centers (NCT02311504). Diabetes patients were classified using a validated questionnaire in an ophthalmologist-dominant decision-making (ODM), shared decision-making (SDM) and patient-dominant decision-making (PDM) style. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine factors associated with the decision-making process.

Results

A majority of 74.3% patients preferred SDM between ophthalmologist and patient, 17.4% patients wanted ODM, delegating the decision-making process to the ophthalmologist, 8.3% preferred

SUBMITTER: Marahrens L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5551005 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature