Table 1 Participant characteristics and prior knowledge of SDM, N = 41
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 37.51 (8.64) |
Experience (years), mean (SD) | 8.09 (7.80) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 18 (43) |
Female | 23 (57) |
Type of healthcare professional, n (%) | |
Family, emergency, community/preventive medicine or internal medicine | 18 (43) |
Surgery or anesthesiology | 9 (22) |
Others (healthcare professionals/trainees in gynecology, otolaryngology, pathology, radiology, dermatology, neurology, and psychiatry) | 14 (35) |
Prior knowledge of shared decision making, n (%) | |
Yes | 29 (70) |
No | 12 (30) |