Physicians in health care management: 8. The patient-physician partnership: decision making, problem solving and the desire to participate.
Year: 1994
Type: article
Abstract: How reasonable are expectations that patients will participate in care decisions? The previous article in this series reviewed models of the patient-physician relationship and views on the extent to which patients want to be informed; it also described one information tool--the interactive videodisc. This article reviews literature on the extent to which patients wish to be involved in making decisions about their care. Neither "sensitive paternalism" nor "informed consent" appears to be ideal. The author suggests a distinction between two elements of choice: problem solving and decision making. This distinction helps in identifying appropriate roles for patient and provider, thereby leading to genuine shared decision making.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: R B Deber
Institution: University of Toronto
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1871404780