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ArticleBMC health services research2008

Professional centred shared decision making: patient decision aids in practice in primary care.

Duika Burges Watson, Richard G Thomson, Madeleine J Murtagh

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Article in BMC health services research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Duika Burges WatsonInstitute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK. duika.burges-watson@ncl.ac.uk
Richard G Thomson
Madeleine J Murtagh

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatient decision aids are increasingly regarded as important components of clinical practice that enable shared decision making (SDM) and evidence based patient choice. Despite broad acceptance of their value, there remains little evidence of their successful implementation in primary care settings.

methodsHealth care practitioners from five general practice surgeries in northern England participated in focus group sessions around the themes of patient decision aids, patient and practitioner preferences and SDM. Participants included general practitioners (n = 19), practice nurses (n = 5) and auxiliary staff (n = 3). Transcripts were analysed using a framework approach.

resultsWe report a) practitioners' discussion of the current impetus towards sharing decisions and their perspectives on barriers to SDM, and b) the implementation of patient decision aids in practice and impediments such as lack of an evidence base and time available in consultations.

conclusionWe demonstrate two orientations to sharing decisions: practitioner-centred and patient-centred with the former predominating. We argue that it is necessary to rethink the changes required in practice for the implementation of SDM.

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Decision MakingPatient ParticipationAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunicationCooperative BehaviorEnglandFamily PracticeFemaleFocus GroupsHumansInterprofessional RelationsMalePrimary Health CareProfessional-Patient Relations

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PMID18190683
PMCPMC2248564

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