Shared decision making (SDM) and patient-centered care require patients to actively
participate in the decision-making process. Yet with the increasing number and complexity …

Currently, shared decision making (SDM) is on the agenda among target patient
representative groups, policy makers and professional bodies. Although the International …

Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is persistently associated with poor health and
suboptimal use of healthcare services, and more unplanned healthcare use. Suboptimal use …

Insights in the challenges that healthcare providers encounter in serving low health literate
patients is lagging behind. This study explored challenges perceived by healthcare …

Utilization of telehealth as part of the cancer care delivery continuum dramatically escalated
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at major cancer centers across the globe. The rapid …

Dutch initiatives targeting shared decision-making (SDM) are still growing, supported by the
government, the Federation of Patients' Organisations, professional bodies and healthcare …

Introduction and aims Health literacy refers to the degree to which people can access and
understand health information, as well as communicate their health needs to service …

Background A poor understanding of health literacy and inadequate health practices among
nurses can be detrimental to a population's health. The starting point of solving this problem …

Aim To investigate barriers to patient engagement in the delivery of safe hospital care.
Design Qualitative exploratory study. Methods A qualitative study with 35 Iranian health …

Objectives Shared decision-making (SDM) in health care is widely encouraged. However,
for SDM to occur patients need to be able to obtain, understand and apply medical …