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Table 2 Patient and surgeon treatment preferences for different patient groups

From: The impact of surgeon and patient treatment preferences in an orthopaedic trauma surgery trial

 

Surgeon preferences, n (%)

Patient preferences, n (%)

Agreed treatment, n (%)

Patient group

Total n

Quest1

Surgery

Not surgery

Uncertain

Missing

Quest1

Surgery

Not surgery

No preference

Missing

Quest1

Surgery

Not surgery

Missing

Excluded (total)

687

a

232 (34%)

384 (56%)

–

71 (10%)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Excluded based on lack of equipoise

117

a

41 (35%)

58 (50%)

–

18 (15%)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Non-consenting

313

b

66 (21%)

105 (34%)

118 (38%)

24 (8%)

c

55 (18%)

226 (72%)

23 (7%)

9 (3%)

d

60 (19%)

242 (77%)

11 (4%)

Randomised

250

–

–

–

–

–

e

72 (29%)

60 (24%)

115 (46%)

3 (1%)

f

125 (50%)

125 (50%)

0 (0%)

Followed up at 2 years

218

–

–

–

–

–

g

86 (39%)

70 (32%)

54 (25%)

8 (4%)

–

–

–

–

  1. 1Key to wording of questions on Case Report Forms (CRFs):
  2. a ‘What treatment would you advise for this patient?’ (Eligibility CRF)
  3. b ‘Which treatment do you as the clinician advise the patient to have?’ (Consent Status CRF)
  4. c ‘Does the patient express any treatment preference?’ (Consent Status CRF)
  5. d ‘What is the agreed treatment for this patient?’ (Consent Status CRF)
  6. e ‘In consenting for this trial, you have accepted that whether you get surgery or no surgery is left to chance. However, we would like to know if you had a preference before you agreed to this?’ (Baseline CRF)
  7. f Agreed treatment as per randomisation
  8. g ‘Based upon your experiences of the treatment that you received as part of this trial, if you injured your shoulder today to the same extent as you did 2 years ago, which treatment would you prefer?’ (2-year Follow-up Patient CRF)
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