Table 2 Frequencies for characteristics of all included articles (n = 74)
From: Shared decision making in surgery: a scoping review of patient and surgeon preferences
Variable | Studies, n(%) |
|---|---|
Surgical specialtya | |
 Oncology | 29 (39) |
 General Surgery | 13 (18) |
 Orthopedics | 10 (14) |
 Urology | 9 (12) |
 Gynecology | 7 (9) |
 Colorectal | 6 (8) |
 Thoracic | 6 (8) |
 Cardiac | 5 (7) |
 Plastic Surgery | 4 (5) |
 Transplantation | 3 (4) |
 Vascular | 3 (4) |
 Neurosurgery | 2 (3) |
 ENT/Otolaryngology | 1 (1) |
 Ophthalmology | 1 (1) |
Cancer diagnosis | |
 Yes | 50 (68) |
 No | 19 (26) |
 Unclear | 5 (7) |
Study methods | |
 Qualitative | 18 (24) |
 Quantitative | 49 (66) |
 Mixed methods | 7 (9) |
Study location | |
 US | 26 (35) |
 Non-US | 48 (65) |
Study setting | |
 Inpatient | 7 (9) |
 Outpatient | 64 (86) |
 Both | 3 (4) |
Type of subjects | |
 Patients only | 58 (78) |
 Surgeons only | 6 (8) |
 Both patients and surgeons | 10 (14) |
Number of subjects | |
 1–5 | 1 (1) |
 6–20 | 7 (9) |
 21–50 | 12 (16) |
 51–100 | 11 (15) |
 101–500 | 33 (45) |
  > 501 | 10 (14) |
Population gender | |
 Male only | 4 (5) |
 Female only | 25 (34) |
 Both | 45 (61) |
Clinical dilemma | |
 Surgery versus non-operative management | 37 (50) |
 Choice among surgical procedures | 29 (39) |
 Timing of surgery | 4 (5) |
 Other | 4 (5) |
Acuity of interventiona | |
 Elective | 22 (30) |
 Urgent | 47 (64) |
 Emergent | 0 (0) |
 Unclear | 7 (9) |
Surgeon preference | |
 Favors surgeon-guided decision making | 4 (25) |
 Favors shared decision making | 12 (75) |
 Favors independent decision making | 0 (0) |
Patient preference | |
 Favors surgeon-guided decision making | 26 (35) |
 Favors shared decision making | 40 (54) |
 Favors independent decision making | 8 (11) |