Does Decisional Conflict Differ Across Race and Ethnicity Groups? A Study of Parents Whose Children Have a Life-Threatening Illness

Abstract

Our study is the first to describe racial and ethnic differences in decisional conflict of parents of children with life-threatening illnesses. Significant differences exist by race, ethnicity, language spoken, and diagnosis time across several subdomains of decisional conflict. These differences are important to address when creating clinical care plans, engaging in shared decision-making, and creating interventions to alleviate decisional conflict.