Table 2 Individual OPTION items by frequency, percentages and median consultation score
OPTION item for parents | Number of consultations in which the competence is demonstrated | Percentage of visits that include the competence | Median score per consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
The clinician draws attention to an identified problem as one that requires a decision-making process | 106 | 90.6 | 2 |
The clinician states that there is more than one way to deal with an identified problem | 106 | 90.6 | 1 |
The clinician assesses the patient’s preferred approach to receiving information to assist decision making | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The clinician lists “options”, which can include the choice of “no action” | 95 | 81.2 | 2 |
The clinician explains the pros and cons of the options to the patient | 113 | 96.6 | 3 |
The clinician explores the patient’s expectations (or ideas) about how problems are to be managed | 83 | 70.9 | 1 |
The clinician explores the patient’s concerns (fears) about how the problems are to be managed | 106 | 90.6 | 1 |
The clinician checks that the patient has understood the information | 112 | 95.7 | 1 |
The clinician offers the patient explicit opportunities to ask questions during the decision-making process | 108 | 92.3 | 1 |
The clinician elicits the patient’s preferred level of involvement in decision making | 57 | 48.7 | 0 |
The clinician indicates the need for a decision-making (or deferring) stage | 102 | 87.2 | 1 |
The clinician indicates the need to review the decision (or deferment) | 79 | 67.5 | 2 |