Table 5 Summary of review findings for patient-related factors
Summary of review finding for additional patient-related factors Illustrative quote | CERQual assessment of confidence in the evidence |
|---|---|
Emotion: | |
Fear of negative outcomes is a barrier to SDM for patients, with some patients reporting not wanting to engage because of a fear that doing so will result in negative outcomes and believing there is a right or wrong decision to be made “Maybe sometimes I’m afraid to say something because it will be something worse than I think it is. [You don’t want to bring it up because you’re afraid you might get bad news?] Yes.” [47] | Low confidence |