Clinicians perspectives towards the application of shared decision making in tertiary CVD care including the multidisciplinary heart team.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision-making (SDM), is a sine qua non in healthcare. Yet, it has been difficult to implement SDM in routine practice for patients with cardiovascular disease(CVD). To improve this, we aimed to determine HCPs perspectives on their SDM behavior in CVD context and influencing factors, and with special focus on multidisciplinary heartteams.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey between March-July 2022 with cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, medical residents, and nurse practitioners within two of the largest tertiary cardiac Centers in the Netherlands. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data; open-ended questions were thematically analyzed.

Results

72 participants completed the survey. Respondents indicated to know "very well" what SDM en

SUBMITTER: Garvelink MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11985153 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature