Shared Decision-Making Training in Internal Medicine: A Multisite Intervention Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research shows that when patients and health care providers share responsibility for clinical decisions, both patient satisfaction and quality of care increase, and resource use decreases. Yet few studies have assessed how to train residents to use shared decision-making (SDM) in their practice.

Objective

We developed and evaluated a SDM training program in internal medicine.

Methods

Senior internal medicine residents from 3 hospitals in Switzerland were assessed shortly before and 2 months after completing a program that included a 2-hour workshop and pocket card use in clinical practice. Encounters with standardized patients (SPs) were recorded and SDM performance was assessed using a SDM completeness rating scale (scores ranging from 0 to 100), a self-re

SUBMITTER: Ritter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6697303 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature