Elicitation of preferences in the second half of the shared decision making process needs attention; a qualitative study

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 635 - 10
• Main Authors: Savelberg, W., Smidt, M., Boersma, L. J., van der Weijden, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.07.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer patients; Cancer treatment; Care and treatment; Clinical decision making; Communication; Data collection; Decision making; Decision Making, Shared; Decision Support Techniques; Early stage breast cancer; Education; Female; Health aspects; Health services; Hospitals; Human subjects; Humans; Implementation; Management; Mastectomy; Medical research; Methods; Middle Aged; Nurses; Patient decision aid; Patient experiences; Patient Participation - methods; Patient Preference - statistics & numerical data; Patients; Personal information; Physician-Patient Relations; Pilot Projects; Preferences; Professionals; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Secondary education; Shared decision making; Surveys; Teams; Netherlands; Patient experiences; Shared decision making; Patient decision aid; Early stage breast cancer; Implementation

It is known that the use of a Patient Decision Aid (PtDA), combined with advice for professionals on how and when to use it, can enhance the involvement of patients in the treatment decision. However, we need more knowledge with respect to the intention-behaviour gap. This study aims to analyse pati...