RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Shared clinical decision making
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1472
OP 1476
DO 10.15537/smj.2015.12.13682
VO 36
IS 12
A1 Ali I. AlHaqwi
A1 Turki M. AlDrees
A1 Ahmad AlRumayyan
A1 Ali I. AlFarhan
A1 Sultan S. Alotaibi
A1 Hesham I. AlKhashan
A1 Motasim Badri
YR 2015
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/36/12/1472.abstract
AB Objectives: To determine preferences of patients regarding their involvement in the clinical decision making process and the related factors in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a major family practice center in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between March and May 2012. Multivariate multinomial regression models were fitted to identify factors associated with patients preferences.Results: The study included 236 participants. The most preferred decision-making style was shared decision-making (57%), followed by paternalistic (28%), and informed consumerism (14%). The preference for shared clinical decision making was significantly higher among male patients and those with higher level of education, whereas paternalism was significantly higher among older patients and those with chronic health conditions, and consumerism was significantly higher in younger age groups. In multivariate multinomial regression analysis, compared with the shared group, the consumerism group were more likely to be female [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =2.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.31-6.27, p=0.008] and non-dyslipidemic (AOR=2.90, 95% CI: 1.03-8.09, p=0.04), and the paternalism group were more likely to be older (AOR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.05, p=0.04), and female (AOR=2.47, 95% CI: 1.32-4.06, p=0.008).Conclusion: Preferences of patients for involvement in the clinical decision-making varied considerably. In our setting, underlying factors that influence these preferences identified in this study should be considered and tailored individually to achieve optimal treatment outcomes.