Table 1 Factors and levels included in the study
From: Decision making preferences in the medical encounter – a factorial survey design
Factors | Levels | |
|---|---|---|
1 | Reason for the consultation | • Prevention • Mild disease • Severe disease |
2 | Time of negative consequences | • Immediate negative • Negative in the future |
3 | Time until treatment should be started | • Treatment should be started immediately • For the beginning of treatment there is no time pressure |
4 | Number of therapeutic options | • One therapeutic option • More than one therapeutic option |
5 | Adverse effects of the treatment | • Treatment(s) is (are) well tolerated • Treatment(s) could have severe adverse effects • Treatments are partly well tolerated, may partly have severe adverse effects |
6 | Scientific evidence for the effectiveness of the treatment | • Good evidence for effect • No evidence for Effect • Good evidence for one/some treatment option/s, no evidence for other treatment option/s |
7 | Wish of the patient to participate | • The patient wishes to participate • The patient does not wish to participate |