Differences in Simulated Doctor and Patient Medical Decision Making: A Construal Level Perspective

Jiaxi Peng, Fei He, Yan Zhang, Quanhui Liu, Danmin Miao and Wei Xiao

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 11, 1-7

Abstract: Background: Patients are often confronted with diverse medical decisions. Often lacking relevant medical knowledge, patients fail to independently make medical decisions and instead generally rely on the advice of doctors. Objective: This study investigated the characteristics of and differences in doctor–patient medical decision making on the basis of construal level theory. Methods: A total of 420 undergraduates majoring in clinical medicine were randomly assigned to six groups. Their decisions to opt for radiotherapy and surgery were investigated, with the choices described in a positive/neutral/negative frame × decision making for self/others. Results: Compared with participants giving medical advice to patients, participants deciding for themselves were more likely to select radiotherapy (F1, 404 = 13.92, p = 011). Participants from positive or neutral frames exhibited a higher tendency to choose surgery than did those from negative frames (F2, 404 = 22.53, p

Date: 2013
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