Getting the right fit: Convergence between preferred and perceived involvement in treatment decision making among medical oncology outpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

While cancer patients' preferences for their level of involvement in treatment decision making (TDM) vary, previous research indicates a large proportion of patients are not experiencing TDM that meets their preferences. Evidence is needed to identify the characteristics of cancer patients who are less likely to report experiencing their preferred level of involvement in TDM, so that appropriate decision-making support can be provided to them. We examined in a sample of medical oncology outpatients (1) the level of agreement between preferred and perceived involvement in TDM and (2) demographic, psychological, disease, and treatment characteristics associated with having unmet preferences for involvement in TDM.

Methods and results

Cancer patients from th

SUBMITTER: Mansfield E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6346985 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature