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Clinical decision-making: physicians' preferences and experiences

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Murray, Elizabeth, Pollack, Lance, White, Martha, Lo, Bernard·2007·BMC Family Practice

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BACKGROUND: Shared decision-making has been advocated; however there are relatively few studies on physician preferences for, and experiences of, different styles of clinical decision-making as most research has focused on patient preferences and experiences. The objectives of this study were to determine 1) physician preferences for different styles of clinical decision-making; 2) styles of clinical decision-making physicians perceive themselves as practicing; and 3) the congruence between preferred and perceived style. In addition we sought to determine physician perceptions of the availability of time in visits, and their role in encouraging patients to look for health information. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. physicians. RESULTS: 1,050 (53% response rate) physicians responded to the survey. Of these, 780 (75%) preferred to share decision-making with their patients, 142 (14%) preferred paternalism, and 118 (11%) preferred consumerism. 87% of physicians perceived themselves as practicing their preferred style. Physicians who preferred their patients to play an active role in decision-making were more likely to report encouraging patients to look for information, and to report having enough time in visits. CONCLUSION: Physicians tend to perceive themselves as practicing their preferred role in clinical decision-making. The direction of the association cannot be inferred from these data; however, we suggest that interventions aimed at promoting shared decision-making need to target physicians as well as patients.

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Authors
Murray, E., Pollack, L., White, M., & Lo, B.
Affiliations
  • The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Murray, Elizabeth
Venue
BMC Family Practice
Published
2007-03-15
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
10-10
ISSN
1471-2296 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2093930060
Cited by
100
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • BMC Family Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Commonwealth Fund
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Keywords
shared decision-making, physician preferences, paternalism, consumerism, physician self-perception, patient-provider communication
MeSH terms
Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Cooperative Behavior, Cross-Sectional Studies, Decision Making, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Office Visits, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Physician's Role, Social Perception, Time Factors, United States, Multivariate Analysis, Health Care Surveys

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