Informed Decision Making: Assessment of the Quality of Physician Communication about Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Discussion. Physicians informed patients of options and risks and benefits, but infrequently engaged patients in core shared decision-making processes. Despite patients having received DAs, physicians rarely provided an opportunity for preference-driven decision making. More attention to the underused patient decision-making and engagement elements could result in improved shared decision making.

Source: Medical Decision Making - October 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Holmes-Rovner, M., Montgomery, J. S., Rovner, D. R., Scherer, L. D., Whitfield, J., Kahn, V. C., Merkle, E. C., Ubel, P. A., Fagerlin, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research