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Shared decision making and patient decision aids in dermatology
Author(s) -
Tan J.,
Linos E.,
Sendelweck M.A.,
Zuuren E.J.,
Ersser S.,
Dellavalle R.P.,
Williams H.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.14803
Subject(s) - autonomy , psychosocial , medicine , decision aids , clinical decision making , medical decision making , disease , patient participation , medline , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law
Summary Shared decision making combines individual patient interests and values with clinical best evidence under the guiding principle of patient autonomy. Patient decision aids can support shared decision making and facilitate decisions that have multiple options with varying outcomes for which patients may attribute different values. Given the variable psychosocial impact of skin disease on individuals and relative uncertainty regarding best treatments and their adherence in many dermatological conditions, informed shared decision making, supported by patient decision aids, should constitute a central component of dermatological care.