Table 4 Perception of patient preferred role
From: The context influences doctors' support of shared decision-making in cancer care
Doctor takes full responsibility N (%)a | Share responsibility N (%)a | Patient takes full responsibility N (%)a | χ 2 (d.f.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer specialty | χ2(4)=17.16** | |||
Breast | 80 (26.8) | 159 (53.4) | 4 (1.3) | |
Colorectal | 41 (52.6) | 26 (33.3) | 1 (1.3) | |
Leukaemia/lymphoma | 43 (53.8) | 18 (22.5) | 1 (1.3) | |
Gynaecological | 16 (61.5) | 5 (19.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Urological | 22 (20.6) | 59 (55.1) | 2 (1.9) | |
Doctor type | χ2(4)=31.13** | |||
Medical oncologists | 29 (24.2) | 70 (58.3) | 2 (1.7 | |
Radiation oncologists | 22 (44.0) | 15 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Haematologists | 31 (52.5) | 11 (18.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Paediatric oncologists | 5 (45.5) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) | |
Surgeons | 115 (33.0) | 167 (47.9) | 5 (1.4) |
