Table 3 Examples of the perceived role of health care providers in the decision to take OP medication
"Easy" Decision | Â | "Difficult" Decision | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
Taking OP medication at time of interview | Not taking OP medication at time of interview | Taking OP medication at time of interview | Not taking OP medication at time of interview |
"If she [specialist] had said to me, I want you to drink three gallons of orange juice a day, I probably would have said, okay"... and later, "I have considerable respect for the man [GP] that I see" (#11) | "I find my medical doctor, he's good. He seems to be well-informed...he advised me not to take it" (#19) | "it was my second visit and he [specialist] was every so kind. He held my hand and he told me we can't take any more chances with any more fractures...and I thought all of that through" (#21) | "he [specialist] didn't say anything to me that convinced me that I needed to take medication" (#22) |