Making decisions with doctor and partner and exercise:
In the SEM analysis, decision making was positively
associated with exercise, indicating that women whose
family members are actively involved in the process of
making decisions about treatment were more likely to
engage in exercise (b = 0.26). Based on that pathway,
a common theme was family health and self-efficacy.
Therefore, if the family and patient actively participate in
the shared decision-making process, the patient may be
more active in her own self-care as an attempt to improve
her condition.
The doctor said, “Your mom has gotten much better.
She will continue to get better if she exercises a
lot.” And my daughter said, “Mom, you will have
to try exercising.” . . . I was very pleased to decide
this together.