Patients | Caregivers | |
---|---|---|
When making decisions about your health and health care, who do you want to make the final decisions? (i.e., preference for decision making) | ||
Patient only | 38% (31–47)a | 40% (32–48) |
Patient’s family only | 17% (12–24) | 13% (8–20) |
The doctor only | 8% (4–13) | 3% (1–7) |
Patient and family only | 13% (8–19) | 17% (12–24) |
Patient and doctor only | 3% (1–7) | 3% (1–7) |
Patient’s family and doctor only | 1% (0.2–5) | 6% (3–11) |
Patient, family and doctor | 20% (14–27) | 18% (13–26) |
When making decisions about your health and health care, who usually makes the final decisions? (i.e., experience with decision making) | ||
Patient only | 27% (20–34) | 21% (15–29) |
Patient’s family only | 5% (2–10) | 8% (4–13) |
The doctor only | 5% (2–10) | 1% (0.02–4) |
Patient and family only | 16% (10–23) | 19% (13–26) |
Patient and doctor only | 5% (2–9) | 5% (2–10) |
Patient’s family and doctor only | 6% (3–11) | 7% (3–12) |
Patient, family and doctor | 36% (29–45) | 39% (31–47) |