Outcome variables
helplessness/hopelessness, anxiety
For the current analysis, the primary outcomes were the adverse outcomes as self-reported by patients shortly after the consultation (T2): anxiety, tension, loss of fighting spirit, helplessness/hopelessness, and decisional uncertainty. To explore whether SDM and adverse outcomes were related after a longer period of time, measurements of adverse outcomes at 3 (T3) and 6 mo (T4) after the consultation were used. For decisional uncertainty, no long-term measurements were available.