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Table 3 Physicians' perceptions of and willingness to use patient decision aids (n = 263)

From: Physicians' intentions and use of three patient decision aids

 

Total n = 263

Respirologists n = 112

Family Physicians n = 84

Geriatricians n = 67

Chi-square p-value

Need for decision aid

206 (78%)

96 (86%)

54 (64%)

56 (84%)

0.001

Comfortable, very comfortable offering decision aid to patients

212 (81%)

87 (78%)

68 (81%)

57 (85%)

0.478

Likely, very likely to use decision aid within 3 months

141 (54%)

60 (54%)

51 (61%)

30 (45%)

0.149