Women, especially in rural areas, are often not as involved in decision-making, and some women participants of the focus group suggested that the item on decision-making might be irrelevant for female study participants.
The questionnaire lacked one of the original six items on decision latitude (i.e., Do you have the freedom to decide how your work should be performed?).
This questionnaire includes six items on work demands, 10 items on decision authority and skill discretion combined into one scale measuring decision latitude and 10 items on management and social support.
Participants responded to six items about decision latitude (four items on skill discretion and two items on decision authority) [ 43], with responses on a four-level Likert scale.
Items on decision making about the contraception/pregnancy and children planning included family ever planned, number of children planned, decision on family planning, decision in case of disagreement, contraception use, and decision on contraception.
Lack of control (decision latitude) was measured by 10 questions with six items on skill discretion and 4 items on decision authority, addressing topics such as creativity, skills, task variety, learning new things, and amount of repetitive work.
The domain for 'Professional Support' was demonstrating high ceiling effects and the authors decided that the domain for 'Participation' required more items on decision-making.
The topic guide was informed by literature on content items for decision aids and explored the key differences between decision aids and existing PILs.
Items focus on decisions regarding discipline, goals for the children, and the impact of children in the couple's relationship.
This survey also included a questionnaire asking physicians about the importance of 18 items on their decision for a practice location.
The development of the GPAQ involved the addition of two communication items on shared decision making and the ability of the doctor to put the patient at ease during the physical examination.
