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Treatment decision-making and information-seeking preferences in women with pelvic floor disorders
Vivian W Sung1, Christina A Raker, Deborah L Myers
1The Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants' Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, 695 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. vsung@wihri.org
Introduction And Hypothesis:
The Autonomy Preference Index (API) and Control Preferences Scale (CPS) measure information-seeking and decision-making preferences. Our objective was to validate these scales in women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) and identify variables associated with decision-making preferences.
Methods:
Women seeking care for PFDs completed the API and the CPS. Psychometric properties were determined. Multivariable analyses were used to identify correlates of information-seeking and decision-making preferences.
Results:
One hundred ten women were recruited. Both scales demonstrated good psychometric properties (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.5 to 0.7; Cronbach's alpha = 0.8 for the API, and r = -0.3 between the API and CPS). Based on scores, women had strong preferences to be well informed, but were more neutral in their decision-making preferences. In multivariable analyses, higher education levels were associated with a stronger desire for seeking medical information.
Conclusions:
Women seeking care for PFDs vary in their preferences for participating in treatment decisions.
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