Desalegn Emana|Mulu Kitaba Negawo|Tsinuel Girma|Shalama Lekasa Nagari|Firaol Regea|Hunduma Dina|Segni Mulgeta
Patient engagement in decision making and associated factors among outpatients with selected non-communicable chronic diseases in public hospitals of West Shoa, Ethiopia
Asossa University|Ambo University|Ambo University|Asossa University|Asossa University|Asossa University|Wollega University
despite importance patient engagement health care decisionmaking care patients chronic diseases limited information factors affecting ethiopia public hospitals west shoa particular thus study designed assess engagement patients selected chronic noncommunicable diseases health care decisionmaking associated factors public hospitals west shoa zone oromia ethiopiawe used institution based crosssectional study design used systematic sampling selection study participants june 7july 26 2020 standardized pretested structured patient activation measure used measure patient engagement healthcare decisionmaking descriptive analysis determine magnitude patient engagement health care decisionmaking multivariate logistic regression analysis used determine factors associated patients engagement health care decisionmaking process adjusted odds ratio 95 confidence interval calculated measure strength association declared statistical significance p005 presented results tables graphs406 patients chronic diseases took part study yielding response rate 962 less fifth 195 95 ci 155 236 participants study area high engagement health care decisionmaking educational level college aor 52 95 ci 1761546 duration diagnosis 5 years aor 18 95 ci 10332 health literacy aor 115 95 ci 106124 autonomy preference decision making aor 135 95 ci 103196 factors significantly associated participants engagement health care decision making among patients chronic diseasesa high number respondents low engagement health care decisionmaking preference autonomy decision making educational level health literacy duration diagnosis disease factors associated patient engagement health care decision making among patients chronic diseases study area thus patients empowered involved decision making increase engagement care