Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Effect of Shared Decision‐Making on Trust in Physicians in the Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Trust Measurement for Physicians and Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prospective Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
Engagement of patients with SLE in SDM elevates their trust in the attending physicians and health care providers, potentially enhancing doctor-patient relationships and overall health care trust.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) visiting outpatient clinics of five facilities in Japan
- Participants
- 433 patients
- Exposure
- Baseline Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) score and trust in physicians
- Outcome
- Relationship between baseline SDM-Q-9 score and change in TIPS score
- Follow-up
- One year
Methodological detailsmulticentre (five facilities in Japan), self-administered questionnaire, general linear models with cluster-robust variance
- Multicentre (five facilities in Japan)
- Self-administered questionnaire
- General linear models with cluster-robust variance
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Increase in TIPS score at one year, per 10-pt increase in baseline SDM-Q-9
Coefficient per 10-pt increase in SDM-Q-9 (pts), 95% CI 0.16-1.72
0.94
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Abbreviated Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale (A-WFPTS) score for interpersonal trust, per 10-pt increase in baseline SDM-Q-9
- Coefficient per 10-pt increase in SDM-Q-9 (pts), 95% CI 1.44-2.96
- 2.20
Increase in general physician version A-WFPTS score at one year, per 10-pt increase in baseline SDM-Q-9
- Coefficient per 10-pt increase in SDM-Q-9 (pts), 95% CI 0.41-2.18
- 1.29
Baseline trust scores · median baseline
- Median baseline Trust in Physician Scale (TIPS) score (73-93)
- 82
- Median baseline A-WFPTS (attending physician version) score (70-95)
- 80
Original publication
Effect of Shared Decision‐Making on Trust in Physicians in the Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Trust Measurement for Physicians and Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 29 August 2024. doi:10.
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