TY - JOUR
T1 - A Qualitative Study of Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions
T2 - Evidence for Five Decision-Making Styles
AU - Weber, Kirsten M.
AU - Solomon, Denise Haunani
AU - Meyer, Bonnie J.F.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Being diagnosed with breast cancer requires that women make a number of decisions about their medical treatments. To gain insight into the variety of forces that shape a woman's breast cancer treatment decisions, we conducted semistructured interviews with 44 breast cancer survivors. Through an interpretive analysis, we identified five treatment decision-making styles: (a) medical expert, (b) self-efficacy, (c) relationship embedded, (d) inhibition, and (e) constellation of information, which are differentiated by two dimensions: (a) low versus high information needs and (b) self versus other preferences.
AB - Being diagnosed with breast cancer requires that women make a number of decisions about their medical treatments. To gain insight into the variety of forces that shape a woman's breast cancer treatment decisions, we conducted semistructured interviews with 44 breast cancer survivors. Through an interpretive analysis, we identified five treatment decision-making styles: (a) medical expert, (b) self-efficacy, (c) relationship embedded, (d) inhibition, and (e) constellation of information, which are differentiated by two dimensions: (a) low versus high information needs and (b) self versus other preferences.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877582922&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10410236.2012.713775
DO - 10.1080/10410236.2012.713775
M3 - Article
C2 - 23421433
AN - SCOPUS:84877582922
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 28
SP - 408
EP - 421
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 4
ER -
