Table 3 Healthcare professionals’ perceived barriers to patient decision aid use
Items | Pre (n = 31) | Post (n = 28) | pvalue* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | ||
Need to enhance my knowledge about supporting patients making health decisions | 9 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.00 |
(29%) | (16%) | (55%) | (25%) | (25%) | (50%) | ||
Feel confident in my ability to support patients making health decisions | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0.03 |
(3%) | (13%) | (84%) | (0%) | (4%) | (96%) | ||
Feel comfortable discussing bad outcomes for lung transplantation | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0.10 |
(13%) | (13%) | (74%) | (0%) | (14%) | (86%) | ||
Need to enhance my ability to support patients in handling conflicting views about the decision from others | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.01 |
(13%) | (16%) | (71%) | (14%) | (36%) | (50%) | ||
Need to enhance my skills in helping patients clarify their values for option outcomes | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0.08 |
(19%) | (23%) | (58%) | (25%) | (32%) | (43%) | ||