The phenomenon of homophily first was described in Lazarsfeld and Merton's classic 1954
friendship analysis as a tendency for friendships to form between those who are alike in …

Health care professionals are continually puzzled by people who come to their offices
showing no symptoms of physical illness. They are also hard pressed to understand those …

Background: Global aging has increased the reliance on surrogates to make health care
decisions for others. We investigated the differences between making health care decisions …

Our study assessed the value of personality variables over and above demographic
variables for predicting the type of relationships patients prefer with their doctors––from …

Patients make medical decisions in consultation with their partner, family, and friends.
However, little is known about the ways in which these close others influence their …

Abstract Background In 2018, Alden et al. showed that the desired degree of family
involvement in medical decisions is an individual preference that is largely independent …

Background: Patients' involvement in medical decision-making is crucial to provide good
quality of care that is respectful of, and responsive to, patients' preferences, needs and …

Background. Research suggests that desired family involvement (FI) in medical decision
making may depend on cultural values. Unfortunately, the field lacks cross-cultural studies …

Aims and objectives This study seeks to identify the factors that shape the communication
networks of men who face a potential diagnosis of prostate cancer, and how these factors …

Objective To explore factors associated with how often US adults perceived that they were
“always” involved in decisions about health care to the degree that they desired. Methods …