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Can Consent to Participate in Clinical Research Involve Shared Decision Making?

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Shared decision making honors patient autonomy and improves patient comprehension and therefore should be a part of every clinical decision a patient makes. Use of shared decision making in research informed consent conversations is more complicated due to diverse and potentially divergent investigator and patient interests, along with the presence of clinical equipoise. This article clarifies these different interests and discusses ways in which shared decision making can be applied in research. Provided there is transparency about competing interests, patient-centered and values-focused communication approaches embodied in shared decision making can support the ethical recruitment of patients for clinical research.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.365

Authors: Haley Moulton, Benjamin Moulton, Tim Lahey, Glyn Elwyn

Institutions: Dartmouth College, University of Vermont, University of Vermont Medical Center, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3021262092