Background The decision partner concept emerged to describe someone who contributes to
healthcare decision-making with a patient. There is a need for greater precision and …

Background: Patients with values‐sensitive health decisions frequently experience
decisional conflict and require support. Decision coaching shows promise but little is known …

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

Informed and shared decision making are critical aspects of patient-centered care, which
has contributed to an emphasis on decision support interventions to promote good medical …

Patient engagement in collaboration with health professionals is essential to deliver quality
health care. A shared decision-making (SDM) approach requires that patients are involved …

Background As healthcare technology and medical therapies proliferate, healthcare
providers have more options to offer and patients have more options from which to choose …

The author conducted a structured literature review of instruments for evaluating shared
medical decision making. She included relevant instruments that were generalizable …

Background: Shared decision-making has received national and international interest by
providers, educators, researchers, and policy makers. The literature on shared decision …

Interest in shared decision making (SDM) has increased and become widely promoted.
However, from both practical and measurement perspectives, SDM's origin as an outgrowth …

Women are more likely to live longer with chronic illness and have a longterm relationship
with their health care provider; this requires a situation in which patients and providers have …