Background Decisions leading up to surgery are fraught with uncertainty owing to trade-offs
between treatment effectiveness and quality of life. Past studies on shared decision-making …

Purpose Patient-centered care (PCC) and shared decision-making (SDM) is advised within
the English medical literature for its positive impact. The benefits of such approaches are …

Background Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death from cancer worldwide
with over 900,000 diagnoses and 639,000 deaths each year. Although shared decision …

Background Shared decision‐making (SDM) has been advocated as an ethical framework
for decision‐making in cancer care. According to SDM, patients make decisions in light of …

Introduction Shared decision making (SDM) is now considered a desirable goal in health
care, yet little is known about current practice in cancer care, and its impact on patient …

Purpose Shared decision-making (SDM) has a significant role in surgical encounters, where
decisions are influenced by both clinician and patient preferences. Herein, we sought to …

Background Shared decision making (SDM) is a popular care paradigm between patients
and clinicians to facilitate treatment agreement by building consensus and sharing …

Objective: This qualitative study examines surgical consultation as a social process and
assesses its alignment with assumptions of the shared decision-making (SDM) model …

Background Multiple treatment options are generally available for most diseases. Shared
decision-making (SDM) helps patients and physicians choose the treatment option that best …

Background Many suggest that shared decision-making (SDM) is the most effective
approach to clinical counseling. It is unclear if this applies to surgical decision-making …