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Table 2 Categorization of preferred roles in treatment decisions

From: Preferred problem solving and decision-making role in fertility treatment among women following an unsuccessful in vitro fertilization cycle

Study Sample

Current sample (doctor-patient) n (%)

Current sample (spousal) n (%)

Current sample n (%)

Canadian women in IVF treatmentb (%)

Used vignette

Fertility treatment

Fertility treatment

Chest pain

Fertility treatmenta

Passive (hand over PS & DM)

5 (2)

114 (46)

100 (41)

10

Shared - Leaning passive

5 (2)

72 (29)

102 (41)

37

Shared – Equally

183 (74)

8 (3)

16 (7)

9

Shared - Leaning autonomous

35 (14)

5 (2)

3 (1)

8

Shared - Divide and share

2 (1)

44 (18)

19 (8)

35

Shared - total

225 (91)

129 (52)

140 (57)

89

Autonomous - Leaning shared

2 (1)

0

0

0

Autonomous – Consumerist

7 (3)

1 (0)

1 (0)

 

Autonomous - total

9 (4)

1 (0)

1 (0)

0

Theoretically implausible (shared/keep PS and hand over DM)

7 (3)

2 (1)

5 (2)

1

N

246 (100)

246 (100)

246 (100)

428

  1. aNo. frequency data were available from Deber et al., 2007 [16]
  2. bData from Deber et al., 2007 [16]