To vaccinate or not? To treat or not?

An article from the UM newsroom today reveals research on on the topic:
To vaccinate or not? To treat or not? Study explores how we make health decisions involving risks & benefits
Imagining things from another’s perspective may help in making tricky medical choices, U-M and VA authors say
The findings may help individuals who face tough health choices, and decision-makers who make choices for larger groups. It may also help illuminate situations where individuals make medical decisions that go against the advice from experts and authorities, and help guide doctors.
The results were striking. Only 48 percent of individuals who imagined being the patient said they would choose the flu vaccine for themselves, but 57 percent of those imagining being parents would decide to vaccinate a child, 63 percent of respondents taking on a physician role would advise a patient to get it, and 73 percent of those acting as medical directors would choose to vaccinate large numbers of patients.
The same pattern repeated for the chemotherapy scenario, with 60 percent choosing it for themselves, 72 percent choosing it for their children and 68 percent opting to advise individual patients and groups to get it.