Table 2 Percentage of GPs who inform patients of their belief that, in view of concerns about costs to the patient and costs to the healthcare system, they consider trade-offs between costs and health benefits to be relevant to clinical decision-making
From: Bedside rationing by general practitioners: A postal survey in the Danish public healthcare system
Concern for, % | Treatment | Information about trade-off | *P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient (N = 312) | Effect | 85 | P < 0.045 |
Patient (N = 310) | Side-effect | 80 | Â |
System (N = 305) | Effect | 55 | P < 0.028 |
System (N = 296) | Side-effect | 50 | Â |