ArticleBMC anesthesiology2017
The current level of shared decision-making in anesthesiology: an exploratory study.
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- Patient Perceived Involvement in Their Treatment is Influenced by Factors Other Than Independently Rated Clinician Communication Effectiveness.Journal of patient experience · 2021Article
- A skills network approach to physicians' competence in shared decision making.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Observational
- Does Shared Decision Making Actually Occur in the Emergency Department? Looking at It from the Patients' Perspective.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2019Article
- [Physicians' awareness and assessment of shared decision making in oncology practice.]Revista espanola de salud publica · 2019Article
- Validity and reliability of the 9-item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) in a national survey in Hungary.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2019Article
- Virtual patient educational intervention for the development of shared decision-making skills: a pilot study.BMJ simulation & technology enhanced learning · 2019Article
- Enhanced perioperative communication elevates patients' understanding, perception, and satisfaction for anesthesia services: Insights from a survey study.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundShared decision-making (SDM) seeks to involve both patients and clinicians in decision-making about possible health management strategies, using patients' preferences and best available evidence. SDM seems readily applicable in anesthesiology. We aimed to determine the current level of SDM among preoperative patients and anesthesiology clinicians.
methodsWe invited 115 consecutive preoperative patients, visiting the pre-assessment outpatient clinic of the department of Anesthesiology at the Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam. Inclusion criteria were patients who needed surgery in the arms, lower abdomen or legs, and in whom three anesthesia techniques were feasible. The SDM-level of the consultation was scored objectively by independent observers who judged audio-recordings of the consultation using the OPTION
resultsData of 80 patients could be analysed. Objective SDM-scores were low (30.5%). Subjective scores of the SDM-Q-9 and CollaboRATE were high among patients (91.7% and 96.3%, respectively) and among clinicians (SDM-Q-Doc; 84.3%). Apparently, they appreciated satisfaction rather than SDM, being poorly aware of what SDM entails.
conclusionThe level of SDM in an outpatient anesthesiology clinic where preoperative patients receive information about various possible anesthesia options, was found to be low. Thus, there is room for improving the level of SDM. Some suggestions are given how this can be achieved.
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