Most physicians and other healthcare professionals are unaware of the pervasiveness of
poor quality clinical evidence that contributes considerably to overuse, underuse, avoidable …

Interest in informed decision making (IDM) has grown in recent years. Greater patient
involvement in decision making is consistent with recommendations to improve health care …

Background Given the large number of interventions of uncertain effectiveness, research on
communicating uncertainty is needed to examine its impact on patients' health decisions …

Objective. This article aims to explore 1) whether after all the research done on shared
decision making (SDM) in the medical encounter, a clear definition (or definitions) of SDM …

Background It is unclear if increasing pressure on primary care physicians to be more
efficient has affected visit duration or quality of care. We sought to describe changes in the …

Objective. This article reviews the literature on patient–provider interactions among patients
with chronic pain conditions with an emphasis on shared medical decision making. Results …

Physician-patient communication encompasses the verbal and nonverbal interactions that
form the basis for the doctor-patient relationship. A growing body of research and guidelines …

Applying both theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence, we address 2 key questions
regarding shared decision making (SDM): 1) When should SDM be more patient driven, and …

The communication of uncertainty in clinical evidence is an important endeavor that poses
difficult conceptual, methodological, and ethical problems. Conceptual problems include …

Good-quality care requires that procedures, treatments, and tests be not only medically
appropriate, but also desired by informed patients. Current evidence shows that most …