title: Shared decision making and decision aids - a literature review.
abstract: Shared decision making (SDM) is a process within a patient centred consultation that involves both the patient and doctor discussing management options and agreeing on management decisions in partnership. Decision aids are designed to help patients understand the options relating to management for certain conditions and their possible benefits and potential adverse effects. We discuss the evolution and rationale behind SDM and the evidence relating to outcomes, the types of decision aids available, and research relating to their use.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice and Rural Medicine, James Cook University, Queensland. jill.thistlethwaite@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thistlethwaite
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Rod Nan
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Tie
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heal
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations