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Table 4 Study characteristics 32 included retrospective studies

From: Congruence between patients’ preferred and perceived participation in medical decision-making: a review of the literature

 

Study population

Treatment decision

Study design

Quality of studies**

 

Number (gender)

Age (mean) (range)

Patient population

 

Data collection

 

Preference retrospectively measured

 

Beaver et al., 1999 UK [48]

35 Men

66.6

Colorectal cancer

General

Cross-sectional, convenience sampling structured interview schedule

2

13 Women

23-83

Beaver and Booth, 2007 UK [38]

53 Women

55

Gynaecological cancers breast cancer colorectal cancer

General

structured interviews, consecutive sample

2

 

24-82

Bilodeau and Degner, 1996 Canada [37]

74 Women

-

Breast cancer

Operation

Cross-sectional, convenience sampling survey, Interview schedule

2

 

18-83

Caldon, 2008 UK [44]

356 Women

58.5

Breast cancer

Operation

Cross-sectional, convenience sampling questionnaire survey

2

 

30-89

Caress, 1997 UK [34]

245 Men

47.2

Breast cancer

General

Cross-sectional

3

160 Women

16-82

Caress et al., 2005 UK [40]

97 Men

51.9

Asthma

General

Cross sectional survey , structured interviews

2

133 Women

19-94

Carey et al., 2012 Australia [16]

158 Men

59.5

Haemato-logical cancer

General

Cross-sectional design, questionnaire

2

110 Women

-

Davidson et al., 1999 Canada [53]

10 Men

65

Lung cancer

General

Interview

2

11 Women

-

Ford et al., 2003 UK [43]

56 Men

49

Patients from general practice

General

Questionnaire

3

115 Women

16-88

Hack et al., 2006 Canada [35]

205 Women

59.5

Breast cancer

Operation

Interviews

2

-

Hawley et al., 2007 USA [49]*

1101 Women

59

Breast cancer

Operation

A self-administered survey of a population-based sample

3

29-79

Hawley et al., 2008 USA [58]*

877 Women

59

Breast cancer

Operation

Survey, data questionnaire

3

29-79

Jefford et al., 2011 Australia [41]

68 Men

58.4

Cancer

General

Convenience sample, questionnaires

3

34 Women

29-85

Joliceur et al., 2009 Canada [55]

13 Women

57

Ovarian cancer

General

Retrospective cross-sectional design. Face to face interviews (semi-structured)

2

46-77

Kremer et al., 2007 USA [36]

51 Men

42

HIV

Medication

Cross-sectional study

2

28 Women

-

Krist et al., 2007 USA [45]

497 Men

57

Prostate cancer

Screening

RCT

4

50-70

Lam et al., 2003 China [18]

154 Women

59

Breast cancer

Operation

Face-to-face interviews

2

28-79

Lantz et al., 2005 USA* [51]

1633 Women

-

Breast cancer

Operation

Cross-sectional, mailed survey

3

-

Mahone, 2008 USA [19]

49 Men

43

Serious mental illness

Medication

Cross-sectional, correlational study

1

35 Women

20-62

Mohamedali et al., 2010 Canada [56]

18 Men

-

AML

General

Questionnaires

4

17 Women

 

Murray et al., 2007 UK [20]

2761

-

American Public

General

Cross-sectional telephone survey

2

-

Nakashima et al., 2012 Japan [42]

104 Women

-

Breast cancer

General

Cross-sectional design, questionnaires

2

-

Palmer et al., 2012 USA [21]

181 Men

61.3

Prostate cancer

General

Cross-sectional case–control study, interview

3

43-75

Pardon et al., 2011 Belgium [52]

102 Men

-

Lung cancer

General

Questionnaire

4

26 Women

64.4

Purbrick et al., 2006, UK [39]

12 Men

63

Ocular cancer

Operation

Questionnaire

0

27 Women

19-80

Ramfelt et al., 2005 Sweden [33]

26 Men

69

Rectal cancer

Operation

Prospective, cross-sectional convenience sampling

2

29 Women

34-83

Sepucha et al., 2009 USA [22]

32 Women

55

Breast cancer

General

Patient survey

3

37-78

Vogel et al., 2008 Germany [46]

137 Women

53.75

Breast cancer

General

Self-explanatory questionnaire

3

19-75

Vogel et al., 2009 Germany* [57]

135 Women

54

Breast cancer

Mastectomy vs breast-concerving therapy vs chemotherapy

Consecutive sample self-administered questionnaire

3

19-75

Wallberg et al., 2000 Sweden [54]

201 Women

-

Breast cancer

General

Interviews

4

-

Wallberg et al., 2009 Sweden [47]

201 Women

60.7

Breast cancer

Medication

Questionnaires

1

55.3-

Zhang et al., 2011 China [50]

104 Men

45

Chronic hepatitis

General

Cross-sectional, mailed survey

3

74 Women

18-69

  1. Note *:Studies reported perceived participation.
  2. Note **:Methodological quality of studies assessed with MMAT (23), ranging from 0 (lowest) to 4 (highest).
  3. Table sorted alphabetically.