Applying Theory of Planned Behavior to Understand Physicians' Shared Decision-Making With Patients With Acute Respiratory Infections in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: To understand the physicians' shared decision-making behavior (SDM) with patients with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and identify barriers to the implementation of SDM in primary care. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 617 primary care physicians was conducted in primary facilities in Hubei province, China from December 2019 to January 2020. A self-administered questionnaire based on TPB theory was applied for measuring the physicians' SDM behavior with patients presenting with ARIs. Results: The proposed TPB model revealed that attitude and subjective norms predicted behavior intention, and behavior intention was one significant predictor of SDM behavior (p < 0.001). After controlling for physici

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8828912 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature