Table 1 Items Included in the Shared Decision Making Score
Shared Decision Making Items from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey | Corresponding Component(s) of the Definition of Shared Decision Making (See Below). | Unweighted distribution of scores (n, %)1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (Never) | 2 (Sometimes) | 3 (Usually) | 4 (Always) | ||
If there were a choice between treatments, how often would your medical provider ask you to help make the decision? | 1, 4 | 186 (8%) | 277 (11%) | 591 (24%) | 1400 (57%) |
Thinking about the types of medical, traditional and alternative treatments you are happy with, how often does your medical provider show respect for these treatments? | 3 | 62 (3%) | 191 (8%) | 584 (24%) | 1617 (65%) |
In the last 12 months, how often did your child’s doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you? | 2,3 | 19 (1%) | 143 (6%) | 541 (22%) | 1751 (71%) |
In the last 12 months, how often did your child’s doctors or other health providers explain things in a way that you could understand? | 2, 3 | 19 (1%) | 125 (5%) | 460 (19%) | 1850 (75%) |
In the last 12 months, how often did your child’s doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say? | 3,4 | 20 (1%) | 124 (5%) | 477 (19%) | 1833 (75%) |
In the last 12 months, how often did your child’s doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you? | 2 | 53 (2%) | 166 (7%) | 559 (23%) | 1676 (68%) |
1 (No) | 4 (Yes) | ||||
Does a medical person at your usual source of care present and explain all options to you? | 2 | 144 (6%) | 2310 (94%) | ||
Components of Shared Decision Making | |||||
(1) Both the doctor and the patient are involved in the treatment decision-making process; | |||||
(2) Both share information with each other; | |||||
(3) Both take steps to participate in the decision-making process by expressing treatment preferences; | |||||
(4) Both the doctor and the patient ree on the treatment to implement | |||||