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Table 3 Provider perceptions of shared decision making with adult patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes

From: Clinician perceptions of a clinical decision support system to reduce cardiovascular risk among prediabetes patients in a predominantly rural healthcare system

Response

Measure

Question

Pre-implementation

p-value

Post-implementation

p-value

Treatment by time interaction p-value

CDS

UC

CDS

UC

n = 102

n = 60

n = 78

n = 53

  

Thinking about your most recent visit with a patient at high CV risk and where you discussed CV risk factors…

       

1–5

Agree

I made clear to my patient that a decision about reducing CV risk needs to be made, n (% Agree)

89 (88.1)

50 (83.3)

0.3927

63 (84.0)

44 (91.7)

0.2176

0.7096

1–5

Agree

I wanted to know exactly from my patient how he/she wants to be involved in making that decisions, n (% Agree)

82 (81.2)

43 (71.7)

0.1609

66 (88.0)

36 (75.0)

0.0616

0.7018

1–5

Agree

I told my patient that there are different options for reducing his/her CV risk, n (% Agree)

89 (89.0)

54 (90.0)

0.8425

68 (90.7)

43 (89.6)

0.8434

0.7018

1–5

Agree

I precisely explained the advantages and disadvantages of treatment options to my patients, n (% Agree)

81 (80.2)

46 (76.7)

0.5955

64 (85.3)

40 (83.3)

0.7646

0.5647

1–5

Agree

I helped my patient understand all the information about ways to reduce CV risk, n (% Agree)

80 (79.2)

49 (81.7)

0.7054

60 (80.0)

40 (83.3)

0.6437

0.9470

1–5

Agree

I asked my patient which treatment options he/she prefers, n (% Agree)

91 (91.0)

53 (88.3)

0.5862

69 (93.2)

42 (87.5)

0.2793

0.7580

1–5

Agree

My patient and I thoroughly weighed the different treatment options, n (% Agree)

72 (71.3)

43 (71.7)

0.9589

59 (79.7)

35 (72.9)

0.3820

0.7181

1–5

Agree

My patient and I selected treatment options together, n (% Agree)

87 (86.1)

47 (78.3)

0.1999

72 (96.0)

40 (83.3)

0.0163

0.5045

1–5

Agree

My patient and I reached an agreement on how to proceed, n (% Agree)

86 (85.1)

46 (78.0)

0.2487

69 (93.2)

42 (89.4)

0.4498

0.3011

  

Shared decision-making summary score, Mean ± SD

76.6 ± 13.4

75.2 ± 16.5

0.5527

78.1 ± 12.3

81.1 ± 15.1

0.2407

0.1440

  1. Percentages calculated by combining agree and strongly agree responses from a five-point scale (strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree, strongly agree)