Epidemiol Health.  2017;39:e2017048. 10.4178/epih.e2017048.

Shared decision making: relevant concepts and facilitating strategies

• Bae JM

• KMID: 2406652
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2017048

Abstract

As the paradigm in healthcare nowadays is the evidence-based, patient-centered decision making, the issue of shared decision making (SDM) is highlighted. The aims of this manuscript were to look at the relevant concepts and suggest the facilitating strategies for overcoming barriers of conducting SDM. While the definitions of SDM were discordant, several concepts such as good communication, individual autonomy, patient participants, and patient-centered decision-making were involved. Further, the facilitating strategies of SDM were to educate and train physician, to apply clinical practice guidelines and patient decision aids, to develop valid measurement tools for evaluation of SDM processes, and to investigate the impact of SDM.

Keyword

Decision making; Patient participation; Evidence based medicine; Personal autonomy; Health policy

MeSH Terms

Decision Making*
Decision Support Techniques
Delivery of Health Care
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Policy
Humans
Patient Participation
Personal Autonomy