Shared decision making with breast cancer patients – does it work? Results of the cluster-randomized, multicenter DBCG RT SDM trial

Patient engagement in decision making is indispensably on the international healthcare agenda [1 –7] with shared decision making (SDM) as a widely recognized patient engaging process especially advocated for preference-sensitive decisions [8–10]. Taking patient preferences into account is salient in transforming modern medicine into meaningful care [11,12], However, SDM has proven difficult to implement in daily clinic [13], which has encouraged its inclusion as a fundamental patient right in national health care standards and legislation [14–17].

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - February 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Stine Rauff S øndergaard, Troels Bechmann, Else Maae, Anders W. Mølby Nielsen, Mette Holck Nielsen, Mette Møller, Signe Timm, Ebbe Laugaard Lorenzen, Leonard L. Berry, Robert Zachariae, Birgitte Vrou Offersen, Karina Dahl Steffensen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research