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Shared Decision Making
information will erode the purpose of the applied decision.
In addition, the absence of clarity while considering the
treatment choices can leave the patient with the inadequate
information in carrying out a healthy decision or can further
confuse them, overwhelming them with information.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality suggest
the user of acronym SHARE while discussing the SDM.
-Seeking patient’s participation
-Helping patient in exploring the treatment options
-Accessing patient’s value and preference
-Reaching decision with the patient
-Evaluating the patient’s decision
Challenges
SDM is a perfect strategy for engaging the patients;
however, it faces numerous challenges. First one is related
to the awareness of the SDM. There are only a few
caretakers that actually know about the SDM practice or the
best way of facilitating it. Healthcare providers already
struggle as they cope with the regulatory burdens, quality,
reporting programs, schedules, and other healthcare sector
demands. Integrating the SDM in an already congested
schedule can lengthen the framework and can impede their
workflow. However, critics believe that SDM does not take
away much clinical time. Studies have accompanied these
decisions by showing positive to mix results.
Physicians can practice SDM to their likeness and enjoy the
outcomes as they help patients to improve quality and their
understanding. Providers just need the strategies that can
promote SDM in accommodating a place in their clinical
practice. Leaning on care coordination, team-based models,
and nurse communications can help physicians in
establishing SDM into practices.
Overcoming these restrictions with the knowledge, time,
and consistency may prompt many other industries in
creating resources required to implement the SDM.
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