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Table 3 Preferred and perceived role in medical decision-making

From: Patient participation in decisions about disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: a cross-sectional survey

Decision

Preferred role1

 

Perceived role1

 

Doctor (1)

Shared (2)

Patient (3)

Valid N

Doctor (1)

Shared (2)

Patient (3)

Valid N

MDM in general

31%

61%

8%

504

43%

55%

1%

506

Traditional DMARD

32%

59%

10%

491

72%

26%

2%

368

Injecting MTX

25%

60%

15%

466

43%

40%

17%

162

Biologic agent

26%

63%

11%

471

44%

50%

6%

149

Decrease/stop

30%

61%

9%

489

38%

38%

24%

314

  1. MDM = Medical Decision-making; DMARD = Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug; MTX = methotrexate.
  2. 1 Data of perceived role included respondents who had ever faced the decision; data of preferred role included all respondents.