ArticleBMC research notes2013
The perspectives of Iranian physicians and patients towards patient decision aids: a qualitative study.
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- Psychological predictors of medical residents' perspectives on shared decision-making with patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Development of a Patient Decision Aid for the Treatment of Osteoporosis Among Filipino Postmenopausal Women.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Operative Treatment of De Quervain Tendinopathy.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2015Article
- The Attitude of Physicians toward the Use of Patient Decision Aids in Iran as a Developing Country.International journal of preventive medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatient preference is one of the main components of clinical decision making, therefore leading to the development of patient decision aids. The goal of this study was to describe physicians' and patients' viewpoints on the barriers and limitations of using patient decision aids in Iran, their proposed solutions, and, the benefits of using these tools.
methodsThis qualitative study was conducted in 2011 in Iran by holding in-depth interviews with 14 physicians and 8 arthritis patient. Interviewees were selected through purposeful and maximum variation sampling. As an example, a patient decision aid on the treatment of knee arthritis was developed upon literature reviews and gathering expert opinion, and was presented at the time of interview. Thematic analysis was conducted to analyze the data by using the OpenCode software.
resultsThe results were summarized into three categories and ten codes. The extracted categories were the perceived benefits of using the tools, as well as the patient-related and physician-related barriers in using decision aids. The following barriers in using patient decision aids were identified in this study: lack of patients and physicians' trainings in shared decision making, lack of specialist per capita, low treatment tariffs and lack of an exact evaluation system for patient participation in decision making.
conclusionsNo doubt these barriers demand the health authorities' special attention. Hence, despite patients and physicians' inclination toward using patient decision aids, these problems have hindered the practical usage of these tools in Iran--as a developing country.
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