Shared decision-making in general practice from a patient perspective. A cross-sectional survey

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Table 1. Patient demographics by diagnosis.

	T2DM	COPD	T2DM & COPD	Total
	(n = 275)	(n = 143)	(n = 40)	(n = 458)
Sex
Men	49.8 (137)	35.7 (51)	52.5 (21)	45.6 (209)
Women	50.2 (138)	64.3 (92)	47.5 (19)	54.4 (249)
Age, mean (SD)	66.3 (9.5)	70.6 (6.9)	71.1 (7.0)	68.0 (8.8)
Men	66.8 (8.8)	73.3 (6.2)	72.9 (5.3)	68.9 (8.5)
Women	65.8 (10.2)	69.1 (6.8)	69.3 (8.3)	67.3 (9.1)

Table 2. Item mean scores per diagnosis (range 0–5).

Item^a	Total	T2DM	COPD	T2DM & COPD	Men	Women	<65 yrs	65+ yrs
1. A decision needs to be made	4.2	4.3	3.9	4.3	4.3	4.1	4	4.3
2. How I want to be involved	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.8
3. Informing me that different options are available	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.9
4. Explaining to me the advantages and disadvantages	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.6
5. Helping me to understand the information	3.8	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.8
6. Asking about the treatment option I prefer	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.5
7. Weighing jointly the different options	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.1	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.4
8. Selecting a treatment option together	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.2	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.7
9. Agreeing on how to proceed	4.0	4.1	3.8	3.6	4.1	3.9	3.9	4
Overall mean score	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.8

^aItem wording is truncated.