Table 3 Relationship between preferred and perceived style of decision-making for physicians
From: Clinical decision-making: physicians' preferences and experiences
Preferred style of decision-making | N | Perceived style of decision-making | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Paternalism N (%) | Shared decision-making N (%) | Consumerism N (%) |
Paternalism | 142 | 108 (76) | 30 (21) | 4 (3) |
Shared decision-making | 780 | 39 (5) | 710 (91) | 31 (4) |
Informed Consumer | 118 | 7 (6) | 25 (21) | 86 (73) |