title: Physician attitudes toward shared decision making: A systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although evidence suggests that shared decision-making (SDM) can improve patient outcomes, uptake to date has been sparse. The purpose of this review was to determine the reported opinions of physicians regarding the use of SDM in clinical practice and to identify strategies to promote uptake.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a systematic review, including papers published between 2007 and 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The electronic search yielded 11,761 results. Following abstract review, 123 papers were selected for full text review, and 43 papers were included for analysis. Fourteen of the included studies considered SDM within the context of primary care, 25 in secondary care, and 4 in both.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians express positive attitudes toward SDM in clinical practice, although the level of support varies by clinical scenario, treatment decision and patient characteristics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physician support for SDM is a necessary, if not sufficient, condition to facilitate meaningful SDM. In order to garner support for SDM, additional empirical evidence regarding the clinical and patient important outcomes must be established. Based on the results of this review, the authors suggest assessing the impact of SDM within the context of chronic disease management where multiple therapeutic options exist, and outcomes may be measured long-term.
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address: s.pollard@alumni.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bansback
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Stirling
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bryan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Patient–provider communication; Physician attitudes; Shared decision making