CONCLUSION
Our study suggests that certain aspects of hysterectomy that are considered as relevant by health care providers may not correspond to those valued by patients. Thus, our study provides a wake-up-call for physicians to transition from a model of medical paternalism towards an environment in which patients are more actively involved in the decision-making process regarding surgical approach to hysterectomy.
Thus, future studies carried out at additional locations are required to determine whether similar preferences are observed in patients around the world, or whether our results are specific to the Colombian population.