Shared decision-making for cancer care among racial and ethnic minorities: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: To assess decision-making for cancer treatment among racial/ethnic minority patients, we systematically reviewed and synthesized evidence from studies of "shared decision-making," "cancer," and "minority groups," using PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and EMBASE. We identified significant themes that we compared across studies, refined, and organized into a conceptual model. Five major themes emerged: treatment decision-making, patient factors, family and important others, community, and provider factors. Thematic data overlapped categories, indicating that individuals' preferences for medical decision-making cannot be authentically examined outside the context of family and community. The shared decision-making model should be expanded beyond the traditional patient-physician dyad to include oth

SUBMITTER: Mead EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3828995 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature