title: Importance of clarifying patients' desired role in shared decision making to match their level of engagement with their preferences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8100, St Louis, MO 63112, USA.
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Politi
authors.forename: Don S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Dizon
authors.forename: Dominick L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: Marie D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kuzemchak
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stiggelbout
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations