decision-making

Oct 17 2016

A study published in the British Medical Journal finds that physicians' recommendations given closer to when a decision must be made are more likely to influence a patient to choose a course of action against the patient's own preferences. To ensure respect for patient preferences this suggests that doctors should give any recommendations early in the process.

http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/9/e011282.abstract

Jun 02 2016

Physician and Surrogate Decision-Maker Interactions

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Many very ill and expensive patients have surrogate decision-makers, who often struggle in interactions with doctors around what is best for the patient.

Aug 25 2011

Shared Decision Making

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A report from The King’s Fund articulates the benefits of shared decision-making and provides a detailed roadmap for how to effectively implement its use more widely. A great deal of work on creating decision aids and training providers needs to be done.