Many qualitative and quantitative methods are readily available to study patient preferences
in health. These methods are now being used to inform a wide variety of decisions, and …

Health preference research (HPR) is dedicated to understanding the value of health and
health-related goods and services. The mantra in HPR is ''Choice defines value''. With a …

Background Shared decision-making has been advocated; however there are relatively few
studies on physician preferences for, and experiences of, different styles of clinical decision …

This chapter provides an overview of the types of decision-making theories that can inform
clinical practice. Theories enable us to understand, predict, and change phenomena or …

Background: Studies indicate that better patient compliance and higher patient satisfaction
result when agreement exists between the physician and the patient regarding the medical …

Despite the wider dissemination of health plan report cards, little is known about whether
consumers will use this information in making plan and provider choices. Studies of human …

Direct and indirect costs of care influence patients' health choices and the ability to
implement those choices. Despite the significant impact of care costs on patients' health and …

OBJECTIVE: To understand patients' perceptions of decision making and identify
relationships among decision-making models. METHODS: This qualitative study was made …

How can physicians consider patient preferences in reaching medical decisions?
Physicians may intuitively agree about the importance of considering all significant aspects …

Purpose. Variability in reports of patients' preferences to participate in decision making may
be due in part to a lack of understanding about how patients conceptualize their …