A best-worst scaling survey of medical students' perspective on implementing shared decision-making in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to ascertain the importance rankings of factors affecting the implementation of shared decision-making (SDM) in medical students in China and determine whether these factors were consistent across the respondents' individual characteristics.

Method

Students studying clinical medicine were recruited from three medical universities in China. A cross-sectional online survey using best-worst object scaling with a balanced incomplete block design was adopted to investigate their preference towards implementing SDM in China. Count analysis, multinomial logit analysis and mixed logit analysis were used to estimate the preference heterogeneity of the SDM factors among respondents.

Results

A total of 574 medical students completed the

SUBMITTER: Xu RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709333 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature