Background Little data exists regarding decision-making preferences for parents and
surgeons in pediatric surgery. Here we investigate whether parents and surgeons have …

Introduction Shared decision‐making, with an emphasis on patient autonomy, is often
advised in healthcare decision‐making. However, this may be difficult to implement in …

Background In our prior analysis of parental preferences for discussions with pediatric
surgeons, we identified that parents prefer more guidance from surgeons when discussing …

Background Shared decision-making (SDM) is touted as the preferred approach to clinical
counseling. However, few data exist regarding whether patients prefer SDM over surgeon …

Background Effective patient-surgeon communication is vital in pediatric surgical practice.
However, family (including child) preferences for the format and content of risk …

Background: Although shared decision-making is essential to patient-centered healthcare,
its role in pediatric plastic surgery remains unclear. The objective of this study was to define …

Background Ninety percent of parents of pediatric oncology patients report distressing,
emotionally burdensome healthcare interactions. Assuring supportive, informative treatment …

Objective The aim of this study was to describe the level of decisional conflict experienced
by parents considering surgery for their children and to determine if decisional conflict and …

Background Effective shared decision-making in pediatric surgery requires clarity regarding
which surgical outcomes are most important to patients and their families, and how they …

Background Despite growing evidence and support for shared decision making, little is
known about the experiences of parents who hold more active roles than they wish. Methods …