Patient involvement in decision-making: A cross-sectional study in a Malaysian primary care clinic

• Main Authors: Ambigapathy, R., Chia, Y.C., Ng, C.J.
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18272/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010063
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objective: Shared decision-making has been advocated as a useful model for patient management. In developing Asian countries such as Malaysia, there is a common belief that patients prefer a passive role in clinical consultation. As such, the objective of this study was to determine Malaysian patien...