title: An introduction to behavioural decision-making theories for paediatricians.
abstract: Behavioural decision-making theories provide insights into how people make choices under conditions of uncertainty. However, few have been studied in paediatrics. This study introduces these theories, reviews current research and makes recommendations for their application within the context of shared decision-making.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As parents are expected to share decision-making in paediatrics, it is critical that the fields of behavioural economics, communication and decision sciences merge with paediatric clinical ethics to optimise decision-making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, USA; Division of Neonatology, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Marlyse F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Haward
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janvier
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D005260:Female; D000066506:Heuristics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008581:Meningitis / Q000628:therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics; D011582:Psychological Theory
keywords: Behavioural economics; Bioethics; Decision-making; Paediatrics; Shared decision-making