WWA # Ch 11 Shared Decision Making

Shared Decision Making

collaborative process that recognizes a patient's right to make decisions about their care once fully informed about their options

Characteristics

develop a partnership with patient

establish patient preferences

Elicit and respond to patient ideas, concerns, and expectations

identify choices and evaluate research evidence

Help patient reflect on and assess impact of alternative decisions

develop periodontal care plan in partnership with patient

document agreed upon care plan and complete arrangements for follow up

clinician's expertise

patient's expertise

prognosis

treatment options

disease etiology

outcome probabilities

diagnosis of condition :

attitude to risks

circumstances (finances, family values)

values

preferences

experience of condition

poor decision quality

patients: unaware of treatment options and outcomes

clinician: unaware of patient's circumstances and preferences

SHARE approach

ASSESS your patient's values and preferences

REACH a decision with your patient

HELP your patient explore and compare treatment

EVALUATE your patient's decision

SEEK your patient's participation

Patient Decision Aids

treatment and self-management options and outcome probabilities

what's known from the evidence and not known

likely prognosis with and without treatment

most frequent complications of the treatment options

description of the condition and symptoms