Cultural impacts on shared decision-making: A cross-European study of psychiatrist preferences in 38 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative process between clinicians and service users to select treatment, guided by evidence and service user preferences. SDM has clinical, economic, and ethical benefits compared to clinician-led decision-making; yet, implementation remains challenging. An important knowledge gap is the influence of culture on implementation. Cultural impacts on service user decision-making preferences have been documented, but little is known about how culture impacts clinician preferences. This study examined associations between country-level cultural characteristics and decision-making preferences of psychiatrists in routine care settings across Europe.

Methods

We analysed data from 751 psychiatrists and trainees in 38 European countri

SUBMITTER: Kotera Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12438978 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature