Perceived shared decision-making among patients undergoing lower-limb amputation and their care teams: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision-making (SDM) is increasingly advocated in the care of vascular surgery patients. The goal of this investigation was to gain a greater understanding of the patient and provider experience of SDM during clinical decision-making around the need for lower-extremity amputation and amputation level related to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in the Veterans Health Administration.

Methods

Semistructured interviews in male Veterans with CLTI, vascular surgeons, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, and podiatric surgeons. Interviews were analyzed using team-based content analysis to identify themes related to amputation-level decisions.

Results

We interviewed 22 patients and 21 surgeons and physicians and identified 4 themes relat

SUBMITTER: Leonard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature