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Determinants of satisfactory patient communication and shared decision making in patients with multiple myeloma
Author(s) -
Nejati Babak,
Lin ChienChin,
Aaronson Neil K.,
Cheng Andy S.K.,
Browall Maria,
Lin ChungYing,
Broström Anders,
Pakpour Amir H.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/pon.5105
Subject(s) - ehealth , health literacy , literacy , health communication , health care , medicine , scale (ratio) , patient participation , family medicine , psychology , pedagogy , physics , communication , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth
Abstract Objective To identify determinants of shared decision making in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) to facilitate the design of a program to maximize the effects of shared decision making. Methods This prospective longitudinal study recruited 276 adult patients (52% male, mean age 62.86 y, SD 15.45). Each patient completed the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS), Multidimensional Trust in Health Care Systems Scale (MTHCSS), Patient Communication Pattern Scale (PCPS), and 9‐Item Shared Decision‐Making Questionnaire (SDM‐Q‐9) at baseline and the SDM‐Q‐9 again 6 months later. One family member of the patient completed the Family Decision‐Making Self‐Efficacy (FDMSE) at baseline. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to investigate the associations between eHealth literacy (eHEALS), trust in the health care system (MTHCSS), self‐efficacy in family decision making (FDMSE), patient communication pattern (PCPS), and shared decision making (SDM‐Q‐9). Results SEM showed satisfactory fit (comparative fit index = 0.988) and significant correlations between the following: eHealth literacy and trust in the health care system ( β = 0.723, P < 0.001); eHealth literacy and patient communication pattern ( β = 0.242, P < 0.001); trust in the health care system and patient communication pattern ( β = 0.397, P < 0.001); self‐efficacy in family decision making and patient communication pattern ( β = 0.264, P < 0.001); eHealth literacy and shared decision making ( β = 0.267, P < 0.001); and patient communication pattern and shared decision making ( β = 0.349, P < 0.001). Conclusions Patient communication and eHealth literacy were found to be important determinants of shared decision making. These factors should be taken into consideration when developing strategies to enhance the level of shared decision making.