Decision-Making
Patients' self-management decisions were often based on experience, convenience, or stories from relatives and peers rather than medical evidence. Clinical passivity was linked to low health literacy, inadequate education, low trust in pri…
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Patients' self-management decisions were often based on experience, convenience, or stories from relatives and peers rather than medical evidence. Clinical passivity was linked to low health literacy, inadequate education, low trust in primary care, and asymmetric doctor-patient communication. A passive mindset in clinical encounters worsened decision quality. Experience-driven decision-making appeared across disease recognition, diet, medication, monitoring, and healthcare resource use.