Table 9 Discrepancy between high comfort level and reported use of SDM
From: The context influences doctors' support of shared decision-making in cancer care
Usual approach N (%) | High level of comfort N (%) | Mismatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumour type | |||
Breast | 202 (67.1) | 266 (86.9) | 19.8 |
Colorectal | 36 (46.2) | 51 (67.1) | 20.9 |
Leukaemia/lymphoma | 39 (47.0) | 18 (81.8) | 34.8 |
Gynaecological | 11 (40.7) | 24 (88.9) | 48.2 |
Urological | 84 (81.6) | 94 (89.5) | 7.9 |
Doctor type | |||
Medical oncologists | 91 (65.0) | 105 (89.0) | 24.0 |
Radiation oncologists | 26 (50.0) | 39 (78.0) | 28.0 |
Haematologists | 29 (47.5) | 4 (66.7) | 19.2 |
Paediatric oncologists | 4 (28.6) | 9 (81.8) | 53.2 |
Surgeons | 231 (69.2) | 296 (84.3) | 15.1 |
