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Table 2 Themes of questionnaires

From: Which questionnaires can be used to elicit patients’ preferences regarding patient-provider consultations? Results of a scoping review

Theme of questionnaire

Name of questionnaire (no. of items) [Reference]

Decision making preferences

 Preferences in decision-making

Ask 3 Questions (3 items) [78]

 Cancer patients’ attitudes towards their involvement in decision making

Attitude rating scale (26 items) [60]

 Patient preferences for decision making involvement of medication

Control preference scale [3], adapted version (CPS) (3 items in addition to CPS) [66]

 Women’s preferred role in the breast surgery decision

Control preference scale [3], adapted version (CPS) (1 item in addition to CPS) [69]

 Degree of control an individual desired in the decision-making process

Preference for control in decision making (1 item) [68]

 Patient perceptions of autonomy-supportive communication from their surgeons and oncologists

No name of instrument provided by authors (2 items) [81]

Information preferences

 Information needs among cancer patients

Cancer Patients Information Needs (CaPIN) (23 items) [83]

 Priority information needs of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

No name of instrument provided by authors (9 items) [79]

Decision making preferences and information preferences

 Patients' preferences for two dimensions of autonomy: decision making and information seeking

Autonomy Preference Index (API) (23 items) [34]

 Patients' preferences for two dimensions of autonomy: decision making and information seeking

Autonomy Preference Index; German version (API) (14 items) [87]

 Patients' preferences for two dimensions of autonomy: decision making and information seeking for use in mental health care

Clinical Decision Making Style Scale (CDMS) (21 items) [85]

 Preferences for health information and participation in health decision-making

Health Information Wants Questionnaire (HIW) (80 items) [90]

 Preferences for different treatment approaches: Decision making preferences; preferences for information, and behavioral involvement in medical care

Health Opinion Survey (HOS) (16 items) [76]

 Patients’ preferences for information needs and involvement in treatment decisions

Health Opinion Survey (HOS) (16 items), Information Seeking Questionnaire (ISQ) (18 items), Preference for Participation in Treatment Decisions Questionnaire (5 items) [89]

 Degree to which patients prefer to become informed about and to participate in their medical care

Information Styles Questionnaire (15 items) [62]

 Patient preferences for involvement in treatment decision making and desire for information

Problem Solving Decision-Making Scale (PSDM) (18 items) [75]

 Information and decision making preferences of patients with prostate cancer on active surveillance

No name of instrument provided by authors (7 items relevant to this review) [63]

 Health care decision making preferences: information exchange, deliberation, and selection of treatment choice

No name of instrument provided by authors (4 items relevant to this review) [65]

 Patients’ preferences for illness information and treatment decision making

No name of instrument provided by authors (30 items) [73]

 Public preferences for participation

No name of instrument provided by authors (3 items) [48]

 Patients’ information and decision-making needs as a prerequisite for the development of patient decision aids for anxiety disorders

No name of instrument provided by authors (30 items) [77]

 Patient preferences for information and involvement in decision making as a clinical tool

No name of instrument provided by authors (8 items) [82]

 Patients’ information preference about their disease and its therapy and preferred involvement in treatment decisions

No name of instrument provided by authors (4 items) [88]

Preferences for patient centeredness, communication styles, or aspects of provider-patient relationships

 Communication preferences of chronically ill patients

Communication preferences of patients with chronic illness (KOPRA questionnaire) (32 items) [64]

 Patient-centeredness of physicians and patients with the two dimensions sharing and caring

Patient–Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) (18 items) [24]

 Patient-centeredness of physicians and patients with the two dimensions sharing and caring

Patient-Provider Orientation Scale; adapted German version (PPOS-D12) (12 items) [74]

 Patient-centeredness of physicians and patients with the two dimensions sharing and caring

Patient-Practitioner-Orientation-Scale; adapted German version (PPOS-D6) (6 items) [84]

 Relation between trust and shared decision making, and preferred terminology

No name of instrument provided by authors (2 items) [80]

Information preferences, decision making preferences and/or communication preferences

 Patients’ informational needs, decision-making preferences, and communication preferences

Communication Preferences for content & format (CPCF) (44 items; 26 relevant to this review) [61]

Clinical care and service in general, and additional themes

 Patient experiences or patient needs of chronic cancer: clinical service, self-care and self-management, needs for independent living, work, finances and benefits, psychological experiences, support pathways

Chronic Cancer Experiences Questionnaire (CCEQ) (75 items) [67]

 Engagement in decision making in cancer care: Diagnostic acceptance (emotional process), empowerment, involvement (relational processes), information-seeking, planning (cognitive processes)

Decisional Engagement Scale (DES-10) (10 items) & short version (DES-3) (3 items) [71]

 Patients' experience and priorities in domains through which they routinely experience their healthcare providers: patient-physician relationships, patients’ personal responsibility for health, diagnostic tests, patient preferences regarding medications, healthcare costs

What matters to you survey (5 items) [70]

 Patient preferences for engagement in healthcare used by nurses: information gathering, self-advocacy, informed decision-making, family involvement, active participation, resources

Patient Preferences for Engagement Tool (PPET) (27 items) [72]

 Preferences of patients with asthma for attributes or characteristics associated with treatment for their asthma: Extent to active listening, Extent to treatment relief, Chance of experiencing side effects, Extent to continuity of doctors during treatment, Extent to patient centeredness, Travel costs

No name of instrument provided by authors (17 items) [86]