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Odds ratios for physicians encouraging patients to look for information often or sometimes |
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| Odds Ratio |
95% CI |
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| Preferred role in clinical decision-making* |
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| Paternalism |
1.00 |
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| Shared decision-making |
2.78 |
1.68 – 4.60 |
| Consumerism |
3.81 |
1.63 – 8.90 |
| Physician perceptions of frequency of having enough time with patients during a visit |
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| Often/Sometimes |
1.00 |
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| Hardly ever/Never |
2.00 |
1.07 – 3.76 |
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* Physicians who preferred consumerism were no more likely to encourage patients to look for information than physicians who preferred shared decision-making (OR 1.37; 95% CI 0.65 – 2.88). | ||
Murray et al. BMC Family Practice 2007 8:10 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-8-10 |
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