What role do patients prefer in medical decision-making?: a population-based nationwide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess patients' preferred roles in healthcare-related decision-making in a representative sample of the Portuguese population.

Design

Population-based nationwide cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

A sample of Portuguese people 20 years or older were interviewed face-to-face using a questionnaire with the Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale.

Outcomes

The primary outcome was patients' preferred role for each vignette of the problem-solving decision-making scale. Sociodemographic factors associated with the preferred roles were the secondary outcomes.

Results

599 participants (20-99 years, 53.8% women) were interviewed. Three vignettes of the Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale were compared: morbidity, mortality

SUBMITTER: Gregorio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8513266 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature