Patient Preferences Regarding Shared Decision Making in the Emergency Department: Findings From a Multisite Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

As shared decision making (SDM) has received increased attention as a method to improve the patient-centeredness of emergency department (ED) care, we sought to determine patients' desired level of involvement in medical decisions and their perceptions of potential barriers and facilitators to SDM in the ED.

Methods

We surveyed a cross-sectional sample of adult ED patients at three academic medical centers across the United States. The survey included 32 items regarding patient involvement in medical decisions including a modified Control Preference Scale and questions about barriers and facilitators to SDM in the ED. Items were developed and refined based on prior literature and qualitative interviews with ED patients. Research assistants administered the survey

SUBMITTER: Schoenfeld EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6185792 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature