Cardiologists’ experiences and perceptions of patient involvement and communication related to shared decision-making regarding atrial fibrillation treatment | Zendy

Eleni Siouta | Zendy; Ulla Hellström Muhli | Zendy; Bjöörn Fossum | Zendy; Klas Karlgren | Zendy

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Cardiologists’ experiences and perceptions of patient involvement and communication related to shared decision-making regarding atrial fibrillation treatment

Author(s) -

Eleni Siouta,

Ulla Hellström Muhli,

Bjöörn Fossum,

Klas Karlgren

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

communication and medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.122

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1613-3625

pISSN - 1612-1783

DOI - 10.1558/cam.30587

Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , perception , medicine , psychology , neuroscience

To feel involved in decisions about atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment, patients need supportive communication from cardiologists. Shedding light on cardiologists' perceptions of patient involvement in AF care settings is thus of importance. We examine (1) how cardiologists describe patient involvement and communication related to shared decisionmaking regarding AF treatment, and (2) their perceptions of efforts to involve patients in the treatment decisions.

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