Empowering Patients Through Shared Decision-Making
Learn how patient decision aids and shared decision-making can improve patient care by empowering patients to make informed choices aligned with their values. Making important health decisions can be challenging for patients. Often, there are multiple reasonable options, each with different benefits and downsides. Patients may struggle to understand their options fully or determine which empowering patients to make informed decisions aligns best with their preferences and values. This can lead to decision regret, anxiety, and poor health outcomes. Patient decision aids and shared decision-making aim to empower patients to make high-quality choices by providing information and guidance tailored to their specific situation. Patient Decision Aids Help Patients Understand Their Options Patient decision aids are evidence-based tools designed to inform patients about available options and help them clarify their personal values related to the decision. They provide details about: Th...