Preview — IMPORTANCE: Peer relationships may motivate physicians to aspire to high professional standards but have not been a major focus of quality improvement efforts. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether peer relationships between primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists formed during training motivate improved specialist care for patients. Download Article
Preview — PARTNERS IN CARE DECISION AIDS are tools to help you make INFORMED DECISIONS with your care team that are RIGHT FOR YOU. Download Article
Preview — Background: Shared decision making (SDM) is a patient-centered approach in which clinicians and patients work together to find and choose the best course of action for each patient’s particular situation. Six SDM key elements can be identified: situation diagnosis, choice awareness, option clarification, discussion of harms and benefits, deliberation of patient preferences, and making…
Preview — Importance Patient values and preferences can inform atopic dermatitis (AD) care. Systematic summaries of evidence addressing patient values and preferences have not previously been available. Objective To inform American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)/American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters AD guideline development, patient and…
Preview — The prevalence of kidney failure continues to rise globally. Dialysis is a treatment option for individuals with kidney failure; after the decision to initiate dialysis has been made, it is critical to involve individuals in the decision on which dialysis modality to choose. This review, based on evidence arising from the literature, examines the…
Preview — Shared Decision Making (SDM) is a model of patient-provider communication stressing communication and joint participation in healthcare decisions to provide mutually agreed upon treatment. Although SDM is known to contribute to patient knowledge and satisfaction, increased adherence, and lower healthcare costs in other clinical contexts, it has not been examined in solid organ transplantation.…
Preview — Treatment recommendations are based on complicated clinical information that is revealed variably over time after initial diagnosis. Integrating this information into a treatment plan is challenging, as different specialists direct the various treatments. View Article
Preview — Shared decision-making (SDM) is a well-established component of patient-centered care, and yet, its application in pediatrics is poorly understood. Common features of pediatric decision-making are not completely addressed in current SDM models, such as the fact that the principal SDM participant is the patient’s surrogate, who, unlike competent adult patients deciding for themselves, has…
Preview — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect millions of people worldwide. While hygiene, behavioral measures and government-driven restrictions are in place, a globally implemented vaccination program shows promise at mitigating the levels of illness and mortality caused by the virus. View Article
Preview — Patient involvement in medical decision making has been suggested to contribute to patients’ satisfaction and better patient outcomes. Decision aids are particularly useful for preference-sensitive decisions. Ideally, these should be based on up-to-date evidence-based guidelines. The objective of this project was to develop a generic format for development and maintenance of decision aids based…
