Tag: Shared decision-making
Exploring the impact of trust and world view on Indigenous patients’ engagement in shared decision making
Research studies have reported significant differences in cancer diagnoses and survival rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. The factors and perceptions underpinning these disparities, however, are still poorly understood. Dr Gary Groot and his colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, have carried out extensive studies exploring how trust and worldviews can influence the engagement of patients from […]
Shared decision-making in the chronic care of Primary Immunodeficiency
Shared decision-making (SDM) between physicians and patients is vital for the chronic care of conditions such as primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID) as both have to agree on treatments that will continue throughout the patients’ lives. Dr Chris Lamb, CEO and President of BioSolutions Services LLC, examined the effects of SDM on patient participation in treatment decisions. By taking the results […]
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