Patient readiness for shared decision making about treatment: Conceptualisation and development of the Ready^SDM.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Shared decision making (SDM) requires an active role of both clinicians and patients. We aimed to conceptualise patient readiness for SDM about treatment, and to develop a patient questionnaire to assess readiness.

Methods

We used the results of a scoping review and a qualitative study to inform the patient readiness construct. We conducted five additional rounds of data collection to finalise the construct definition and develop the Patient Readiness for SDM Questionnaire (Ready^SDM ) in an oncological setting: (1) longitudinal interviews with patients with cancer during and after a treatment decision-making process; (2) a pilot study among experts, clinicians, and patients for feedback on the concept and items; (3) a field test among (former) patient

SUBMITTER: Keij SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10891436 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature