'A return on investment'. How shared decision-making benefits doctors: a key informant interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To elicit the benefits of shared decision-making to doctors who are champions of this approach.

Design

A qualitative interview study that used practical thematic analysis.

Setting

We identified a purposive international sample of doctors in active clinical practice who were recognised champions of shared decision-making, working in various clinical disciplines.

Participants

24 doctors in active clinical practice were interviewed; 14 were male and 10 were female; 20 had been in clinical practice for over 10 years (range 1-30). 12 practised in North America, 10 in Europe, 1 in South America and 1 in Asia; 4 doctors worked in internal medicine, 4 in primary care, 5 in surgery, 3 in paediatrics, 3 in oncology and 1 in each of the following disciplines: e

SUBMITTER: Elwyn G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742075 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature