Evaluation of a shared decision making educational program: the Ottawa Decision Support Tutorial

Healthcare providers (HCP) often fail to meet patient expectations for sharing in decisions [1,2]. In fact, many HCPs exhibit low levels of patient-involvement behaviors and lack the requisite skills for engaging patients in shared decision making (SDM) [3,4]. SDM is a process whereby HCPs, patients, and family members collaborate to make health decisions [5]. Key elements of SDM include discussing: the problem and the decision to be made; options and evidence of their effects; patient ’s values, preferences, and ability to implement the choice; HCP’s knowledge; patient’s understanding; decision or its deferral; and, plan for follow-up [6].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - September 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Boland, France L égaré, Meg Carley, Ian D. Graham, Annette M. O’Connor, Margaret L. Lawson, Dawn Stacey Source Type: research