When Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making
Doreen M. Rabi, Marleen Kunneman, Víctor M. Montori
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of shared decision-making (SDM) for providing care that takes into account the experience, expertise, and specific situations of patients; and stresses the importance of developing clinical practice guidelines that consider known barriers and costs of SDM implementation and when SDM is most relevant and useful.
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