Shared decision making and experiences of patients with long-term conditions: has anything changed?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication problems among patients with long-term conditions (LTCs) are well documented. Measures to support LTC management include: medicine optimisation services by community pharmacists such as the Medicine Use Review (MUR) service in England, implementation of shared decision making (SDM), and the availability of rapid access clinics in primary care. This study aimed to investigate the experience of patients with LTCs about SDM including medication counselling and their awareness of community pharmacy medication review services.

Methods

A mixed research method with a purposive sampling strategy to recruit patients was used. The quantitative phase involved two surveys, each requiring a sample size of 319. The first was related to SDM experience and the second t

SUBMITTER: Kayyali R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6180612 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature