title: Why shared decision making is not good enough:  lessons from patients.
abstract: A closer look at the lived illness experiences of medical professionals themselves shows that shared decision making is in need of a logic of care. This paper underlines that medical decision making inevitably takes place in a messy and uncertain context in which sharing responsibilities may impose a considerable burden on patients. A better understanding of patients' lived experiences enables healthcare professionals to attune to what individual patients deem important in their lives.This will contribute to making medical decisions in a good and caring manner, taking into account the lived experience of being ill.
authors: Gert
authors: G
authors: Olthuis
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Leget
authors: Mieke
authors: M
authors: Grypdonck
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations