Evaluating the Impact of a Training Program in Shared Decision-Making for Neurologists Treating People with Migraine.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Migraine symptoms vary significantly between patients and within the same patient. Currently, an increasing number of therapeutic options are available for symptomatic and preventive treatment. Guidelines encourage physicians to use shared decision-making (SDM) in their practice, listening to patients' treatment preferences in order to select the most suitable and effective therapy. Although training for healthcare professionals could increase their awareness of SDM, results concerning its effectiveness are inconclusive. This study aimed to analyze the impact of a training activity to promote SDM in the context of migraine care. This was addressed by evaluating the impact on patients' decisional conflict (main objective), patient-physician relationship, neurologists' p

SUBMITTER: Porta-Etessam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310651 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature