Understanding Aspects of Shared Decision Making in a Patient with Hidradenitis Suppurativa

A 46-year-old woman presents with painful boils that come and go in her armpits, groin, and under the breasts. It started about 15 years ago. Some of the lesions heal with scars, while others form tunnels that drain pus and blood almost every day. She’s had incision and drainage on at least 20 different occasions in the emergency department, usually accompanied by 10-14 days of an antibiotic. When you start to discuss treatment, she points out that her physician will describe the risks and benefits of each treatment option, then leaves the final decision to her. What model of decision making is she describing?