During exploration and appraisal phases, uncertainties related to the amount of fluid in place have a major impact on the decision making process, which is usually conducted to the options: to abandon, to produce, to continue the appraisal procedure or to postpone the production waiting for a better scenario.
The relationship with the clinician and its impact on the decision making process may be different across trials.
These results confirm our expectation that an increase in complexity has a major impact on the decision making process.
We evaluated the effects of this multifaceted empowerment strategy on the actual number of embryos transferred, the impact on the decision making process, and costs related to the strategy.
Within this vast continuum, the variables which will impact on the decision making process include desires (utilities associated with each alternative, personal values, goals, etc), beliefs (expectations about processes and outcome, knowledge, means to achieve desired outcome etc)[ 18] and other practical considerations (e.g. access).
Moat & Abelson in their analysis of the influence of institutions in the decision to abolish user fees in Uganda, highlighted the weaknesses of government structures to impact on the decision making process to abolish user fees concluding that "Big man" presidentialism and clientelism thwarted the role of formal institutions[ 31].
Our measures will draw attention to the importance of taking into account population impact in the decision making process and hence may help a primary care organisation to prioritise its approach to meet targets for CHD and to choose between different targets to be met in primary care.
Another important factor impacting on the decision making process is what is important to the woman.
In addition factors external to the clinician - service user relationship were identified as impacting on the decision making process, including; environmental factors, financial constraints as well as societal perceptions of mental disorder in general and antipsychotic medication in particular.
