Journal
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 100-105Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.02.010
Keywords
Shared decision-making; Satisfaction with decision; Patient-provider communication
Funding
- U.S. National Center for Research Resources [UL1RR025755]
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between shared decision-making (SDM) and satisfaction with decision (SWD) within a larger survey of patient decision-making in health care consultations. Methods: A randomly selected age-proportionate national sample of adults (aged 21-70 years) stratified on race, ethnicity, and gender (N = 488) was recruited from a health research volunteer registry and completed an online survey with reference to a recent health consultation. Measures included the Shared Decision Making-9 questionnaire (SDM-Q-9), Satisfaction With Decision (SWD) scale, sociodemographic, health, and other standardized decision-making measures. Forward selection weighted multiple regression analysis was used to model correlates of SWD. Results: After controlling for sociodemographic variables, SDM-Q-9 total score was associated with SWD, adjusted R-2 = .368, p < .001. Three of nine SDM-Q-9 items accounted for significant proportions of variance in SWD. Conclusion: SDM was positively associated with SWD and was strongest for three areas of SDM: patients being helped in a health care consultation with understanding information, with treatment preference elicitation, and with weighing options thoroughly. Practice implications: By identifying variables such as SDM that are associated with SWD, health care interventions can better target modifiable factors to enhance satisfaction and other outcomes. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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