Brodney et al reported the Trust in the Surgical Decision Scale. This can help to evaluate the patient-surgeon relationship. The authors are from Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Massachusetts.
Subset of 14-items
5 items referencing how much the patient trusted the surgeon to:
(1) provide information on all potential options
(2) provide information on the benefits of the different options
(3) care about what the patient wanted
(4) provide information on the downsides of the different options
(5) considers the patient's goals and concerns when making medical decisions
Response
Points
completely
4
mostly
3
somewhat
2
a little
1
not at all
0
score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 20
• The higher the score the greater the trust.
• The score correlates with scores for shared decision-making.
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