Preference for shared decision-making among Arabic-speaking people with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess Arabic-speaking patients' preference for involvement in decision-making in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and characterise people who preferred involvement in decision-making.

Design

Cross-sectional quantitative study. The conduct and reporting of this research complied with Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines for cross-sectional studies.

Setting

Participants were recruited from outpatient clinics of 10 major hospitals in four cities in the UAE: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Umm al Quwain.

Participants

Adult patients with at least one chronic disease completed a cross-sectional survey consisting of 37 items in six sections measuring variables that may influence preferred involvement in decision-ma

SUBMITTER: Alzubaidi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9003612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature