Patient participation in surgical treatment decision-making can be measured using a 16-item scale with four distinct dimensions

摘要

This paper describes and tests an instrument designed to measure clinicians' perceptions of how they involve patients in surgical treatment decision-making. The researchers argue that in the context of the various forms of 'new public management' reforms in the EU, there has been a shift in policy towards recognising the importance of involving patients in treatment decision-making. However, the concept of patient participation remains vague. The paper aims to validate an instrument to examine this issue and to compare and contrast the perceptions of doctors and nurses in a Norwegian hospital.