Mean (standard deviation) scale scores by level of the Sutherland question (n = 144)
| N (%) | Doctor knows best* | Patient should decide† | Right to non-participation‡ | Obligatory risk information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Significant difference between levels (p = 0.003) and linear trend (p = 0.008). | |||||
| †Significant difference between levels (p<0.001) and linear trend (p<0.001). | |||||
| ‡Significant difference between levels (p = 0.05). | |||||
| Physician should decide, based on all that is known | 13 | 84.6 (17.4) | 20.2 (16.8) | 74.4 (24.2) | 87.5 (16.1) |
| Physician should decide, strongly taking the patient’s opinion into account | 55 | 55.9 (30.2) | 43.4 (24.1) | 51.5 (28.1) | 79.8 (23.0) |
| Physician and patient should decide together, on basis of equity | 50 | 63.3 (29.9) | 58.8 (19.6) | 62.7 (29.3) | 82.8 (26.1) |
| Patient should decide, strongly taking the physician’s opinion into account | 19 | 46.8 (30.4) | 62.8 (21.3) | 61.0 (29.9) | 88.2 (16.4) |
| Patient should decide, based on all that he or she knows or hears about the treatments | 7 | 43.6 (31.2) | 60.7 (20.0) | 47.6 (26.2) | 78.6 (22.5) |