Shared decision-making experienced by Canadians facing health care decisions: a Web-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite health policy that promotes shared decision-making, it is not yet the norm in clinical practice. We aimed to assess how much shared decision-making Canadians experienced in health-related decisions in 2017.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in January 2018 with a Web-based panel of Canadians representing all 10 provinces. We assessed their involvement in health-related decisions made with a health care professional over the previous year by asking about 1) discussion of choice of treatment or care plan, 2) presentation of advantages and disadvantages, 3) exploration of ideas and preferences, 4) discussion of preferred option and 5) match between preferred and actual level of participation. We computed an average shared decision-making sc

SUBMITTER: Haesebaert J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6450794 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature