The DECISIONS study: synopsis of evidence for shared decision-making and quality patient-provider communication.
The second column on Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine (EBBM) has two goals. First, we describe the importance of patient-provider communication and shared decision-making as integral components in EBBM. Second, we provide a synopsis of the DECISIONS study's findings on patient knowledge and prevalence of decision-making in order to illustrate the role that patient involvement in health care decisions plays in quality health care.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N. Lake Shore Drive Suite 1220, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.
Molly Jean
MJ
Ferguson
Evidence-based behavioral medicine; Patient–provider communication; Shared decision-making