Psychological predictors of medical residents' perspectives on shared decision-making with patients: a cross-sectional study

Shared Decision Making (SDM) is as ideal model for resident-patient relationship which may improve medical outcomes. Nevertheless, predictive psychological factors influencing residents' perspective regarding SDM are unclear. The current study investigated the relationship between two psycholog...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2020-08, Vol.20 (1), p.251-251, Article 251
Main Authors: Kheirkhah, Farzan, Larijani, Reza Mousavi, Faramarzi, Mahbobeh, Yadollahpour, Mohamahd Hadi, Khafri, Soraya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Anesthesiology
Beliefs
Bone surgery
Clinical decision making
Collaboration
Communicable Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision Making
Decision Making, Shared
Evidence
Female
Gender differences
Graduate Students
Gynecology
Health Conditions
Health surveys
Humans
Internal Medicine
Internship and Residency
Interpersonal Relationship
Male
Medical research
Medical residencies
Medical residents
Medical students
Mental health
Nurses
Openness to experience
Patient Participation
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Personal Autonomy
Personality
Personality Development
Personality traits
Physician-patient relations
Physicians
Questionnaires
Radiology
Studies
Validity
Young Children
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Summary:Shared Decision Making (SDM) is as ideal model for resident-patient relationship which may improve medical outcomes. Nevertheless, predictive psychological factors influencing residents' perspective regarding SDM are unclear. The current study investigated the relationship between two psychological factors, mental health and personality traits, and residents' views toward SDM. In a cross-sectional study, 168 medical residents of the Babol University of Medical Sciences studying in 13 field specialties were recruited. The residents completed three questionnaires including Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-Doc, physician version), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and Big Five Personality (NEO-FFI). Residents had an overall agreement of about 88% regarding SDM with patients. There was no significant difference between male and female residents in terms of the degree of agreement for SDM. Concerning SDM, there was no significant relationship either between residents' views and neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. In multivariate regression, mental health did not predict the SDM, but openness to experience negatively predicted residents' views concerning SDM (β = - 0.388, p 
ISSN:1472-6920
1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-020-02179-1