Understanding which subgroups were less likely to obtain information and preferences of information might be effective in promoting cancer prevention.
Influences might include level of preference for information, existence of available treatment options, involvement in shared decision making, and decisions which are more values-based (i.e. where clinical equipoise exists) versus those that where there is a clearly superior treatment option.
The preference of oral information is also reflected in the fact that the provided information leaflets were poorly read, also by parents who understand the Dutch language, a finding that is supported by Timmermans et al. [ 26].
Table 2 What is your preference of headache information?
No significant gender differences were found in the use and preference of weather information reception.
Studies that focused on information seeking or information preferences instead of information needs were excluded.
The interviews explored women's experiences, expectations, decision-making preferences, sources of information and other resources for decision making, birth planning and pain-relief choices.
The variety of preferences for information provision and decision-making (including the involvement of family members), revealed in the findings, highlights the lack of an 'idealized' preference for older patients.
As proposed in a previous report, ADs can be used as directives for disclosure "as a verbal or written declaration from the patient that indicates his or her preference for disclosure of information in the event cancer is diagnosed" [ 26].
In our proposed model, the decision-making process with several rounds of discussions is introduced into the AHP, to develop a dynamic decision-making method that considers group interaction, which is characterized by the utilization of each round of preference information, as well as continuous preference adjustment.
