There is considerable evidence, across different clinical contexts, that treatment decisions
are characterized by poor communication, significant knowledge gaps, and a lack of …

Research studies have shown that access to health information and decision support can
enable patients to be more active participants in the treatment process, leading to better …

Preference-sensitive treatment decisions involve making value trade-offs between benefits
and harms that should depend on informed patient choice. There is strong evidence that …

Decision making is central to health policy and medical practice. Because health outcomes
are probabilistic, most decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty. This review …

The goal of a decision aid is to help patients (and clinicians) make informed, preference-
sensitive medical decisions: informed in that the decision is grounded in the best available …

This paper considers some of the policy implications of issues raised during a conference
about treatment decision‐making in the clinical encounter held in Hamilton, Ontario in May …

Evidence-informed patient choice involves providing people with research-based
information about the effectiveness of health care options and promoting their involvement in …

Good-quality care requires that procedures, treatments, and tests be not only medically
appropriate, but also desired by informed patients. Current evidence shows that most …

OBJECTIVE: To discuss whether using the International Patient Decision Aids Standards
(IPDAS) Collaboration checklist as a gold standard to judge interventions' quality is …

The usefulness of patient decision aids (PtDAs) is well documented, yet they are not in
widespread use. Barriers include assuring balance and fairness (auspices matter), the cost …