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Doctors' perceptions of difficulties in patient involvement in making treatment decisions: Questionnaire study in China

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the attitudes of Chinese doctors towards the difficulties they have concerning the involvement of patients in decision-making about treatment. Method: We surveyed 1 088 doctors at different levels (70% internal medicine, 22% general surgery, 8% gynecology) from 20 general hospitals and 5 university hospitals covering 25 provinces and cities in China, using a simple questionnaire, which we had developed. Results: A …

Authors

Zhang MM; Li J; Zhang XL; Liu XM; Wang L; He L; Herxheimer A

Journal

Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 783–785

Publication Date

January 1, 2006

ISSN

1672-2531